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KOPI LEWAK AND THE ENTICING AROMA OF FRANKINCENSE
[In 2007 I wrote this article. A colleague recently sent me a National Geographic Article about Islam in Mexico. It prompted me to return to these words and update them to publish here] “Come, all you who are thirsty … … Continue reading
PUDDING PERSPECTIVES
Pudding and Beef Make Britons Fight – So, wrote the 18th Century English poet, Matthew Prior[i] describing the kind of hearty foods that had instilled courage and strength through centuries of British warfare – My sister recently sent me a … Continue reading
EYES CLOSED AND EARS WIDE OPEN
(A Reflection on the Divisions in Our Society) We have become used to reports of Jihadists driving vehicles into crowds of people. It’s happened prominently in France, Germany and Britain with tragic consequences. However, we were not prepared for a … Continue reading
Posted in Culture and Politics, Richmond, Teaching and Meditations, Uncategorized
Tagged Culture, Kingdom of God, Richmond, Society
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A Short History of Recent British Voting
Explanation Following the 1707 Act of Union, Scotland and England & Wales united to become the Kingdom of Great Britain. The 1800 Act of Union united the Kingdom of Great Britain and the Kingdom of Ireland to form the Kingdom … Continue reading
A COCKTAIL, A COMFY CHAIR AND A CROWN OF THORNS
Yesterday’s events in Manchester, England, reminded me of the following article which I wrote ten years ago in March 2007. They are a reflection on the futility of the suicide bomber, compared to the death of Him who knew exactly … Continue reading
WE NEED A NEW CONTRACT WITH AMERICA – CAN WE HAVE IT IN NO TRUMPS PLEASE?
Anyone familiar with the game of Bridge knows that players can play for a contract in which clubs, diamonds, hearts or spades are trumps, ranking higher than any other cards. Or they can settle for a contract in No Trumps … Continue reading
THE BANQUET
Europe is currently facing the largest migration of peoples since the Second World War. Many of those who are coming to Europe are displaced from Syria by the civil war there and the depredations of the Islamic State. However there … Continue reading
Posted in Culture and Politics, Missions, Nations, Teaching and Meditations, The Church
Tagged Culture, Kingdom of God, Nations, Society
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BEYOND HUMAN CONTROL
At least 769 people died in a crushing stampede at the annual Hajj at Mecca last month. Various voices elsewhere in the Muslim world, most strongly spoken by the Iranian government, have accused the Saudi authorities of negligence. Meanwhile, the … Continue reading
Posted in Islam, Nations, Teaching and Meditations
Tagged Culture, Islam, Nations, Society
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The Church and the Community – A Reflection from My Hometown
I was recently in my hometown of Luton, England. When I moved away in the 1980s the population was around 170,000 and there were by my count 70 churches in the town. Today the population is close to 210,000 and … Continue reading
I Am Christian & Not Charlie
Those who have seen my Facebook page will know that I have been using the Arabic letter Nun as my profile picture. I, and others have done this to express solidarity with the suffering of Christians in Northern Iraq and … Continue reading
Posted in Culture and Politics, Islam, Nations
Tagged Charlie Hebdo, Culture, Islam, Kingdom of God, Nations, Society
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THE FULLER REPORT 