Opinion

A New Year’s Suggestion

My career was as a teacher. Like my father before me, I taught English. I had the opportunity to teach…

Week of Christian Unity­—Why Bother?

The Week of Prayer for Christian Unity, an initiative of the World Council of Churches, takes place each year from…

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Formed From the Dust

The cosmos is not eternal because it is slowly dying. It is running out of usable energy. Matter is not eternal. Indeed, most…

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Power of Attorney

Happy New Year! Let’s hope that 2023 is a good year and it finds you all full of good health…

Reasonable and Probable Grounds to Believe

Around 40 CE, as the good news of Jesus spread and was being preached and welcomed among people who were…

When You’re Irreplaceable

Taking time off for mental health leave was one of the hardest things I’ve had to do in twenty years…

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Reconciliation

Prior to attending the Lambeth conference this year, one of the many books I read in preparation was “Walking Together,…

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Together To Gather

This Christmas will be different. We’ll congregate once more inside a warm beautiful stone Church and we’ll do all that…

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The Spirit of Christmas

Every year around the end of November, there seems to be something in the air. A feeling comes over most…

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The Holiday Season: What’s Your Favourite Part? What Would Jesus’ Be?

Here we are again: the December issue of the paper, working our way through Advent and towards Christmas Day. Every…