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• Bethlehem Blessings

  18/11/2009

  The Rt Rev Paul Marshall, bishop of the Diocese of Bethlehem in the USA has released a set of pastoral guidelines for how clergy are to undertake same-sex blessings in that diocese. That is worthy of a cheer in itself. However, it is worth reading through the guidelines to see exactly what they say. (See…

• Thought for the Day

  17/11/2009

  The BBC Trust has been discussing Thought for the Day, the slot which appears in the middle of BBC Radio 4’s morning news programme Today. The point at hand is over whether atheists and humanists should have access to the slot. The thing that has struck me about this debate is how old it all…

• 6 things I'd hope for in a new bishop

  17/11/2009

  There is a sifting process going on at the moment by the Prepartory Committee for the Episcopal election in this diocese. We must all wish the Committee well and keep them in our prayers. Here are five things I would hope for in a new bishop Sense of humour Able to preach and represent the…

• Sermon – preached on 15 Nov 2009

  15/11/2009

  Here is this morning’s sermon: It is quite difficult to get our minds inside the kind of readings that we get at this time of the year in church. We tend to get readings (and this will go on for a week or two) which emphasis quite tricky topics. In particular, we get lots of…