Not infrequently in the papers we read of somebody brought before a court who is ‘of no fixed address’ For
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Making the most of a housewarming
The term ‘housewarming’ literally means to ‘warm a house’. Centuries ago, friends and family would come over and start fires
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Book of the month Following Jesus in Turbulent Times: Disciple-Marking in the Arab World (Langham Partnership, Cumbria. 130pp: £8.36 from
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This term I am kicking off a new series on ‘major truths from the twelve minor prophets’ with a Bible
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Breakfast with the Bible, Chelmsford Cathedral 6 January 2019 INTRODUCTION Hosea was one of the greatest of the OT prophets
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Have you heard the story of a group who called themselves ‘fishermen’? There were many fish in the waters all
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Nowhere more clearly do we see the humility of Jesus than when he washed his disciples’ feet in the upper
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Humility is a uniquely Christian virtue. In the ancient world, humility was not considered to be a virtue, but a
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The final session on my course Facing Our Mortality is entitled ‘Let go and hold on to Christ’. The Scriptures
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It amazes me how many people are not prepared to face up to their mortality, even although income tax apart,
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