We began with thinking that the pandemic challenge would be a short sprint. Tough and testing, but most people can sprint for a bit. So, if we get through the national lockdown then we’ll breathe easily again. We then adjusted our thinking to middle distance. The relief of fewer restrictions was a breath of fresh...
(National debt had reached about M£300 in 1931—in 2020 it has just passed M£2,000,000) My dear friends, At the time of going to press the National Crisis through which we are passing has assumed proportions of real gravity, which for the serious attention of all Christian people. The abandonment of the gold standard has been...
In June, we re-registered with the Fairtrade Foundation as a Fairtrade church. During the pandemic, the foundation has been focusing on trade justice. Businesses and governments worldwide have been taking advantage of the situation e.g. taking away worker’s rights or refusing to pay for their contracts. In some Indian states, labour laws are not being...
I used to be a minimalist. If I used a handbag at all it would be the smallest I could fit my possessions into. Not anymore! These days we need protective equipment wherever we go. I had a lovely present arrive in the post a few weeks ago; a dear old friend sent me a...
The written word does not always convey the full nuance of what a person is saying. The reader has to imagine the exact tone of voice and the look on the speaker’s face at the moment the words are uttered. I learnt this lesson as I puzzled over some words of Jesus in St Matthew’s...