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J John
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Three words of hope to help you handle self-isolation
It's vital to take charge of the situation and not let the situation take charge of us
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What we can learn from Martin Luther about living through this time of coronavirus
Although we find the present COVID-19 pandemic unusual, it's worth remembering that if you look back over history it was a rare generation that didn't have to grapple with such things as the Black Death, plague, cholera or the like.
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Three things that should characterise the life of a Christian during the coronavirus pandemic
The unspoken question our friends, colleagues and family are asking is whether our faith makes us different. Do we walk our talk?
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In the face of coronavirus panic, how can we move beyond fear?
Only a morality that is deeply rooted down inside us, that is embedded in the heart, can survive the corrosion of fear.
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Who is Saint Patrick and why is he still celebrated today?
From unbeliever, to slave, to missionary, there is much to learn from this extraordinary man.
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Why keep Lent?
Most things in the Church's year are festivals and we happily talk about celebrating them. Lent is very different.
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In an age of connectivity, we mustn't forget spiritual connectivity
Prayer has been squeezed out by general busyness and by an infinite number of other priorities.
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Our 'liberal' culture is, in reality, cruelly illiberal
If, as society has done, the Ten Commandments are rejected, the result is not a state of no morality but instead an alternative morality.
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The three wise women in the Christmas story
The idea of being stuck in the shadows came to mind when I was thinking about the three women involved in the story of Jesus' birth; not just Mary, but also Elizabeth and Anna.
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In our current national crisis, we must not give in to the temptation to do nothing
It is certainly tempting in such dark days to do nothing: to disconnect from all news media, find some remote monastery or simply put our head under the pillow and hope that it will all go away. Tempting but, I'm certain, wrong.
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What's wrong with the country?
Calling a general election during the flu season seems to be appropriate given that the nation seems to be suffering from an epidemic of political and social diseases with dramatic symptoms.
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How can we avoid becoming the Christian who loses faith?
Drifting from the faith is something that Christians of every generation have had to resist.
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How should we respond to those who have left the faith?
Much – probably too much – has been recently made of a number of individuals who have announced that they now feel they are no longer evangelical Christians, or even Christians.
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When we know God, we can't possibly stand on the side of abortion
Critics of abortion have tended to focus on the adult individuals involved, but it means that the culture in which this industrial-scale destruction of life occurs escapes criticism.
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Four decades introducing people to Jesus
Although I look back I'm still looking forward. My journey is not yet over and may God let it continue as long as it serves him.
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