Opinion
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'Are those donuts free?' and other meaningful Spring Harvest questions
Masses upon masses descend upon Spring Harvest each year for one thing and one thing only: the exhibition tent.
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A Jewish woman's sacrifice and the spirit of Deuteronomy
What the congregation in San Diego would have read just before the shooting started were these unsurpassed injunctions in Deuteronomy and Isaiah to love everybody
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Extinction Rebellion: some Christian reflections
At the end of the day we have to be very shrewd about when and how we as believers engage in civil disobedience.
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We cannot allow years of fruitful reconciliation ministry to be undone in Sri Lanka
In the aftermath of the devastating Easter Sunday bombings in Sri Lanka, The Leprosy Mission England and Wales's National Director, Peter Waddup, speaks of a ministry of reconciliation.
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#PrayforRHE: Why our heavenly petitions don't come with a scoring system
People finding themselves wanting to join in the chorus of prayers for Rachel and her family, but somehow feeling like they needed to first preface it with a positional statement.
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The logic of liberals who think street preachers are evil
In the name of free speech, we will silence dissenting voices. In the name of justice, we will forcibly suppress any challenge. In the name of love, we will practice bigotry and hate.
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Why go on pilgrimage?
The modern world allows us to fill every minute with distractions. A few days, mostly out of mobile range, with the only concern being what to have for lunch, soon changes that.
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Healing or curing: what's the difference and why does it matter?
What comes into most minds when you mention this word is someone jumping out of a wheelchair and dancing, or throwing their crutches away and running around an auditorium. But healing is much more than that.
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Sri Lankan tragedy â prejudice, politicians and the press
In Christchurch it was a mosque that was attacked. In Sri Lanka it was 'places of worship' and 'Easter worshippers'.
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It was a culture of impunity that enabled the Easter Sunday attacks in Sri Lanka
Religious intolerance has been on the rise in the country since 2000 and especially since the end of the civil war in 2009.
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Celebrating the true diversity of our white-washed saints
The stories of Christian saints are often told with little or no reference to their origins, ethnicity and cultural heritage.
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Notre-Dame, Folau and Christians who don't know what they believe
Sadly, there are Christians who don't know what they believe. At the same time, those that do are condemned.