I recently watched President Zelenskyy of Ukraine addressing the British Houses of Parliament in Westminster Hall. His courage, eloquence and…
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I recently watched President Zelenskyy of Ukraine addressing the British Houses of Parliament in Westminster Hall. His courage, eloquence and…
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In 1566 Flemish artist Pieter Breugel painted a remarkable picture called ‘Census at Bethlehem.’ In his picture, Breugel transports the…
This is the third of a series of blogs reflecting on my health challenges of some months ago. I am…
This is the second of a series of blogs reflecting on my health challenges which began some months ago. Like…
This is the first of a number of blogs reflecting on my health challenges which began some months ago. I…
I was listening to the radio on Sunday morning (15th August) with a heavy heart. Voices from Afghanistan were describing…
While the Church of England has been debating church growth and the aspiration to create ten thousand new Christian communities…
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The first time a government prevented me from attending communal worship in a church was in Harare, Zimbabwe, in 2008. …
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This is the time of year when the stories of the nation connect with our personal stories. We remember those…
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It was a tragedy. A devoted sister was not able to be with her brother when he died and she…
They had been in lockdown for some time. They were locked down because they feared for their lives. But when…
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I live in a small village on Exmoor, Somerset, with a very fine thirteenth century church at its heart. In…
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I am writing for three reasons. First I would like to congratulate you on your election as MP for Bridgwater…