OK – I seem to have a bit of a problem with the liturgical calendar that I’m trying to build on the rhs of this blog. The next hour or so is therefore dedicated to trying to sort it out. Apologies if the blog vanishes occasionally while this happens.
Update – All seems to be working [...]
Nice.
More like this from Frank Tipler who is one of America’s leading cosmologists. I’ve reproduced it all below, because I’d welcome debate on the hard facts.
As regards global warming, my view is essentially the same as yours: Anthropogenic Global Warming (AGW) is a scam, with no basis in science.
A few comments on my own particular [...]
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The Church of England has published a draft measure and code of practice ahead of February’s session of General Synod. I’ve only had a cursory glance as I’m still on holiday, but two things strike me immediately:
The code of practice allows parishes that dissent pretty much the same actions as they currently have by passing [...]
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Gracious Father,
who gave the first martyr Stephen
grace to pray for those who took up stones against him:
grant that in all our sufferings for the truth
we may learn to love even our enemies
and to seek forgiveness for those who desire our [...]
As you read this Gayle, Reuben and I will be returning home from Church, ready to celebrate the birth of Jesus. As dusk has fallen, in the Central European Tradition, we will read the nativity story, sing worship and open our presents.
This year I have consistently preached that the only reason to celebrate the birth of [...]
Been trying to update the liturgical calendar on the right hand side, and got into a bit of a stew….
Should be back to normal now.
Use this Post:
With thanks to John H.
Since faith in the Creator is an essential part of the Christian Credo, the Church can not and should not be confined to convey to its faithful only the message of salvation. It has a responsibility for creation and must rely on this responsibility even in public. And it must defend [...]
… for saying something highly controversial about homosexuality right at the stage of the year when I have no time to track down a copy of what he *actually* said and comment on it.
For now we’ll have to settle for the BBC:
Pope Benedict XVI has said that saving humanity from homosexual or transsexual behaviour is [...]
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Here’s the sermon I preached at last night’s carol service.
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There comes a time every December when I reach a crisis point. I have struggled for years to put a name to this moment that usually occurs about a week before Christmas, that point when it seems as though life cannot go on. This year, however, [...]
