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Three Cheers for the NHS – Views from an Intensive Care Bed

4 Mar, 201928 Nov, 2019 Brian

It all happened so quickly.  A persistent temperature developed into a pain down my right side and I was becoming…

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World War 1 Centenary Commemorations – Afterthoughts

17 Nov, 201828 Nov, 2019 Brian

We Remembered Well But Who Was Excluded? The Commemoration of the centenary of World War 1 (WW1) caught the imagination…

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Austin, the Alamo and Today’s Battle in Texas

24 Sep, 201828 Nov, 2019 Brian

Our children help us see the world through different eyes.  Our daughter works in Austin, Texas, and two visits to…

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The Royal Wedding and the Balm in Gilead

23 May, 201828 Nov, 2019 Brian

There was the blazing colour of it all, reflected in the people, the clothes and the ceremonial; there were the…

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Pentecost Reflection 2018

18 May, 201828 Nov, 2019 Brian

Somebody once said that Jerusalem is the heart of the world, and when the heart is sick then the whole…

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Easter Reflection 2018

28 Mar, 201828 Nov, 2019 Brian

Since attending the Paralympic Games that took place in London, 2012, I have always been encouraged and inspired by paralympians. …

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The Slippery Slopes of Beauty – Reflections after a Skiing Accident

17 Feb, 201828 Nov, 2019 Brian

It was a perfect day for cross-country skiing. The snow was light and crisp. The cloudless sky made the snow…

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Wassailing in a Digital Age: Challenges to Society and Church

26 Jan, 201828 Nov, 2019 Brian

Just as many were taking down their Christmas decorations and continuing to enjoy presents powered by the micro-chip, groups of…

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Christmas Reflection 2017

22 Dec, 201728 Nov, 2019 Brian

Christmas is a celebration of new life and new possibilities.  At the heart of this celebration is the birth of…

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Carols and Hymns as Christian Folk Songs

20 Dec, 201728 Nov, 2019 Brian

‘Let me write the hymns of the Church and I care not who writes the theology,’ wrote Dr. R.W.Dale, minister…

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Mary, Mother Theresa and Princess Diana – Cultural and Religious Icons

8 Sep, 201728 Nov, 2019 Brian

Just as an older generation remember where they were when they heard news of President Kennedy’s assassination in 1963, so…

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Easter Reflection 2017

15 Apr, 201728 Nov, 2019 Brian

Love Story I have recently been reading an anthology of love poems. The poems are intimate, tender, loving, passionate and…

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Brexit And President Trump Highlight A Deep Malaise In Democracy

26 Jan, 201728 Nov, 2019 Brian

These have been heady days for democracy.  Last week,  the British Prime Minister has indicated the path in which she…

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Christmas Reflection 2016

24 Dec, 201628 Nov, 2019 Brian

How can we celebrate the birth of Christ in the middle of the humanitarian disaster tragically unfolding in Aleppo, Syria? …

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Bossey – Glimmers of Light in an Ecumenical Winter

16 Nov, 201628 Nov, 2019 Brian

In recent weeks the Archbishop of Canterbury and Pope Francis were celebrating in Rome a relationship that was initiated by…

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