“There’s never been a better time to be an introvert”, wrote Marie Le Conte, a free-lance journalist based in London.
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The Coronavirus Pandemic – a time to sit light to our diaries
I’m a great believer in planning. Indeed, there is Biblical precedent for planning. According to the Book of Proverbs, it
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One of the most difficult of consequences arising from the coronavirus pandemic is that funerals have had to change. To
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Book of the month The New Testament in Its World: An introduction to the history, literature, and theology of the
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The UK is in lockdown and has been since mid-March to prevent the spread of the coronavirus. Churches remain shut.
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I would love to do a survey of ministers in the UK to find out how they are using their
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“Life” said Woody Allen, “is full of misery, loneliness, and suffering – and it’s all over much too soon!” Although
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With schools shut, one of the positives of the present coronavirus pandemic is that it offers opportunities for grandparents to
Continue readingThe Coronavirus Pandemic – a time for overcoming the fear of death
In a recent article in The Observer, under the heading of ‘We can’t be squeamish about death. We need to
Continue readingThe Coronavirus Pandemic – a time for reflection
With a degree of trepidation I have decided to write a series of reflections relating to the present epidemic. My
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