Blogs
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Toothbrushes and the local pound shop – are the poor really always with us?
What did Jesus mean when he said the poor are always with us? I ask myself this question once again – I often have asked it – because…
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The primacy of empathy in Christian theology
This picture is by my old school friend Antonia Doggett, an artist now based in Portland, in the US. It shows the figure of Jesus with a sheep…
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Islam is not the problem; patriarchy might be.
Why do I defend Islam? I am on Twitter and often get called a heretic and such like for defending Islam against the ridiculous and bigoted onslaught Muslims…
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The paradox of love
This will be an obvious statement to some, and utterly outrageous to others. But here goes – I believe all religions are equal. In a time of resurgent…
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Where is God when it hurts?
Where is God when it hurts? Where is God in Gaza? In Iran? The Sudan? Where is God when children suffer and die? Where was God when millions…
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War! What is it good for? Absolutely nothing.
Think for a moment about the tragedy that is Gaza; Sudan; Ukraine, and also so many other places not making the headlines. Think now about Iran and the…
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