...that of a far away country of which we know little. And this is a country now suffering violent invasion. I come back to the use of the word ‘evil’....
...In our reading from Matthew Jesus instructs his disciples on how they are to resolve potentially de-stabilising conflicts within their communities, those communities which would eventually form the new and...
...political arithmetic, for instance in Cornwall. The puzzle of competing freedoms is that they are not fully mutually compatible. Unlike Ai Weiwei’s Puzzle, the pieces do not always neatly fit...
...again, this may be just another voice, added to the cacophony of competing Christian voices, in the wilderness of the modern world. Perhaps we need to come to terms with...
...for today and some words of Jesus: “If you love me, you will keep my commandments”. And “They who have my commandments and keep them are those who love me.”...
...choristers from Salisbury Cathedral come together to devise new words and melodies for the traditional Evensong service. While the format remains largely the same, much of the music is original,...
...Eucharist tomorrow evening. This Feast has a long history. For many centuries, there have been commemorations and celebrations of the saints on the days on which they died. For Christians,...
...the Methodist Church, and so I had quite a lot in common with her to talk about- and she was quite surprised- and pleased, I think! – when we met...
...As Countess of Salisbury in her own right, her husband William assumed his title as Earl of Salisbury only upon his marriage to Ela. Her wealth and affluence were completely...