Bring near the day when wars shall cease

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Today is Remembrance Day. There will be many Remembrance parades and Church services around the country. I think today is a really important part of our remembering, and learning from, the past, in the hopes that one day … [Read more...]

Care for the Needy

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I was on duty -- officiating and preaching -- at evensong in Godmanchester again on Sunday. I suspect every preacher preaching this past weekend wrestled with the same questions as I did: how much do I include about the … [Read more...]

Bring near the day when wars shall cease

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Today, the 14th November, is Remembrance Sunday. There will be many Remembrance parades and Church services around the country, even though more emphasis is being put onto Remembrance/Armistice Day, 11th November, itself … [Read more...]

Let’s end poverty

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I posted on Monday about Christian Aid Week, which is taking place this week. I thought I would post another of the films that have been produced in support of this year's Christian Aid Week. "This powerful film … [Read more...]

Christian Aid Week 2010

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Christian Aid is an organisation formed in the 1940s which aims to tackle the root causes of poverty and create a world where all are equal and free. It seeks to help those in need, working overseas in poverty-stricken … [Read more...]

Bring near the day when wars shall cease

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Bring near the day when wars shall cease My instinct is that, following the momentous events of the past week, the world has moved a little closer to the day when wars shall cease. But I have to say straight away that … [Read more...]

Help us to show his love

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Help us to show his love This Sunday, the Twenty-Second Sunday after Trinity, is a very rare Sunday, so rare, in fact, that it doesn't even have its own Collects and Post-Communion Prayer. The Collect quoted below is … [Read more...]

Blog Action Day 2008 — Poverty

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Blog Action Day 2008 -- Poverty Today, 15th October, is the day that many bloggers from around the world will unite to talk about a single subject on their blogs -- "poverty". Blog Action Day is an annual nonprofit … [Read more...]