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What are you listening to?
Oh, thank you for asking. Its been a while since you did. (Just for your information, I’ve now stopped listening every day to the recording of me on Radio 4 – we all have to move on sooner or later). Right at this minute, I’m listening to Prokofiev 6 but simultaneously thinking about the brilliant…
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I think the BBC have got this wrong
So here is the DEC Gaza appeal. [youtube:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k7aCFKM4rq0]
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Pope on Friendship
Last Sunday, when I was preaching unto the Nation on the wireless, one of the things that I was speaking about was that I believe that we are all called to friendship with God. I think that for me, friendship is fairly fundamental to my concept of God and also one of the basic motivators…
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Inaugural Prayer
I’m not sure that I understand America. In particular, I’m not sure that I understand how a nation where the separation of church and state is such a big deal then has so much prayer and so much discussion about prayer in its ceremonies of state. However, prayer they have. It was unfortunate that having…
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Jiggery Pokery
Remember the Jiggers Ceilidh Band? Oh yes you do. They were the band that played at Bishop Idris’s glorious anniversary party in November. (aka the Big Bish Bash). Well there is another opportunity to dance to their music coming up at the Church of St Silas on 24 January. The event is the Big Jig…
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Sunday Worship – Radio 4
You can here this morning’s Sunday worship on Radio 4 by following this link to the BBC iPlayer. Some feedback from those who live in other countries would be welcome. We know that those overseas can hear BBC Radio 4 streamed live but we are uncertain whether the iPlayer works for radio when you are…
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More Morning Prayer
There you go. I’ve added some more Daily Prayer bookies to the Daily Prayer Page. You now have Week B (which starts tomorrow) and Week C. Hurrah!
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Signing the Petition
Earlier this week when it was fresh and new, I signed the petition which is being presented to the Scottish Parliament which urges the Scottish Government to amend the Marriage (Scotland) Act 1977 to allow two persons of the same sex to register a civil marriage and a religious marriage if the relevant religious body…
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Taking Children to Church
I’m on holiday at the moment, and will be until Friday. This last weekend, I was in Englandshire staying close to one of the places I lived when I was in secondary school. I had a whole new experience of church. I got to do something I’ve never done before – I got to take…
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Epiphany Sermon 2009
Here is the sermon that I preached this morning. Keep your eye on the video. Expect the unexpected. Text to follow later.