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June 2, 2019
Published by Jonathan Clatworthy on June 2, 2019
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Why did Jesus make that fateful journey to Jerusalem?

Some passages in the Bible seem really obscure. To understand them, we need to know the context. This post is a sermon based on Luke 9:51-62, […]
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May 25, 2019
Published by Lorraine Cavanagh on May 25, 2019
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Welcoming new humanity

Certain species revert to a non-procreative default position when they sense that their collective life is under threat. But not so with human beings. Against all […]
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May 24, 2019
Published by Jonathan Clatworthy on May 24, 2019
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Healing, wholeness and being accepted

This is my sermon for 26th May, published now in case any other preacher wants to pinch bits. You won’t want to pinch it all. It’s […]
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May 23, 2019
Published by Jonathan Clatworthy on May 23, 2019
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British exceptionalism and attitudes to Europe

Britain votes again today, for Members of the European Parliament – to the dismay of people who hoped to have left the EU by now. This […]
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May 4, 2019
Published by Jonathan Clatworthy on May 4, 2019
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Myths, facts and values

The British Government has produced a standard response to opponents of fracking. It takes the form of ten pairs of ‘myths’ and ‘facts’. You can read […]
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May 2, 2019
Published by Jonathan Clatworthy on May 2, 2019
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Power, responsibility and voting

Local elections today, and in a few weeks we are, after all, to elect members of the European Parliament. Is this anti-democratic, in view of the […]
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April 17, 2019
Published by Jonathan Clatworthy on April 17, 2019
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Resurrection, miracle and Harry Potter

God raised Jesus from the dead, according to the gospels. For some, it has become the whole point of Christianity. But what it means has changed. […]
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April 6, 2019
Published by joe on April 6, 2019
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Martyn Goss: How do we respond to climate change induced migration?

In February 2014 local churches responded positively to the collapse of the sea wall at Dawlish in Devon, which saw the rail line severed and people […]
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April 2, 2019
Published by Alan Race on April 2, 2019
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Alan Race: In Praise of Nukes?

After the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989 we ceased to be scared by the prospects of a nuclear war and serious Christian reflection about […]
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