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Happy Easter

The Spectator is the oldest magazine in the world. It was first published in July 1858, taking its name from an earlier daily newspaper....
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A Burning in my Bones

I wanted to note the publication of the authorised biography of Eugene Peterson: A Burning in my Bones, written beautifully by Winn...
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Fools Rush in…

I have enjoyed using the app Five Psalms as part of my daily Bible reading. The app systematically goes through the whole book of Psalms...
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In my Humble Opinion

Is there a difference having an opinion and being opinionated? Recently it has been difficult to have or express our opinions on certain...
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Left Water Pot

In the past few weeks I have been revisiting events that took place in my hometown of Lowestoft 100 years ago. For a specific article on...
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Happy Anniversary!

1st March 2020 saw the formal start of my work with the School of Preachers. Here I am one year on. Looking back over the past year, it...
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Repristinating

Yes, I knew that word would get your attention! I came upon it while preparing to preach this week on the Apostle John’s second letter....
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Lockdown Blues

There are a few versions of the song Lockdown Blues on the internet. The blues may well be the best genre for expressing our deepest...
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The Dig

We have been looking at the importance of context and contextualization for the preacher. I was reminded of this when watching the...
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Contextualization

I was interested to see an article on this topic in the latest edition of Evangelicals Now. Tim and Lois Wells explore the place of...
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Contexts

Preachers often talk about context. When learning to preach I was told to pay attention to the context. Preaching on a biblical text “out...
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Wounded Healer

ITV newsreader Tom Bradby has spoken about how his own experience of mental breakdown adjusted the way that he interviewed the Duke and...
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