Last weekend I attended a 2-day conference hosted by Ideas Matter discussing the topic entitled ‘Civilisation Under Siege?’. There was a range of interesting speakers addressing the topic from a number of different angles and plenty of opportunities for attendees to share their own views and perspectives to enter into the discussion. Naturally, the questions […]
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Luke 23:7-25 records Jesus’s ‘trial’. In this passage it is easy to be struck by just how fresh this scene is – the characters are so easy to relate to, and indeed I submit to you that the various responses to Jesus and the gospel are completely unchanged over the course of the last 2,000 years. It opens up
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Britain’s history is long, varied and complex and makes for fascinating and interesting study. Many history classes start with William’s invasion in 1066 for good reason; but our history goes deeper than that of course and being a northerner living in Durham I enjoy reading and learning a little about the early northern saints –
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