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February 29, 2020
Published by Lorraine Cavanagh on February 29, 2020
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Finding the Church

Between September 1665 and November 1666, in the village of Eyam, 260 people died of the plague, including a visitor who had come to sell cloth […]
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February 12, 2020
Published by Jonathan Clatworthy on February 12, 2020
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Gold, frankincense and myrrh but no nappies

This post is my sermon for 5th January, focusing on gold, frankincense and myrrh (Matthew 2:1-12). The wise men present gifts. It is often said that […]
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October 31, 2019
Published by Jonathan Clatworthy on October 31, 2019
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Wishing you a terrified Halloween: mediums and the occult

The title comes from my annoyance at the local Sainsbury’s, which wishes its customers a happy Halloween. If you’re happy, it misses the point. Someone I […]
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October 23, 2019
Published by Jonathan Clatworthy on October 23, 2019
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Is there any point in praying?

I actually believe in praying, but not for the reasons many people give. The Christian tradition offers different, and often conflicting, accounts of how to do […]
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October 5, 2019
Published by Jonathan Clatworthy on October 5, 2019
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Bishops, Brexit and Bullshit

The Church Times is usually pretty deferential to the leadership of the Church of England, but this time its leader article excoriates all 118 of its bishops for their joint […]
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October 2, 2019
Published by Jonathan Clatworthy on October 2, 2019
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Faith, belief and climate justice

As a living faith, Christianity centres on two areas of teaching and understanding – what we conventionally call the interrelated doctrines of Creation and Incarnation. The Christian view of […]
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September 25, 2019
Published by Jonathan Clatworthy on September 25, 2019
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Philosophical climate-striking

‘Right now, we are ignoring natural climate solutions,’ Greta Thunberg declares. ‘We spend 1,000 times more on global fossil fuel subsidies than on nature-based solutions.’ A year […]
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September 5, 2019
Published by Jonathan Clatworthy on September 5, 2019
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Democracy needs reliable information

‘Parliament surrenders to the EU’, declares the front page headline of Wednesday’s Daily Express, adding underneath ‘On another shameful day in our so-called democracy rebel MPs vote […]
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August 5, 2019
Published by Jonathan Clatworthy on August 5, 2019
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Christian imperialism

The image pictured here is the logo of Gun Central, one of the big USA corporations selling guns. After the two recent mass shootings, gun sales went […]
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