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Chart-Toppers and Cloud-Descenders

You might not have heard of him, and he might not have invaded your consciousness, but there’s a good chance you’ll know his work....

The Gentle Grace of Christmas Past

I’m not sure you ever really recover from seeing your father become part of a Christmas tree. Let me explain.  It was Christmas Eve 1975....

Word of the Father, Soon in Flesh Appearing

We have all seen the little warning label on the glass of a car wing mirror — ‘Warning! Objects in this mirror may be...

The Dangers of Measuring Church Success by Metrics 

In the Western world, many churches have, over the last few decades, increasingly embraced business methodologies to measure the success or failure of their...

Hubris and Holiness

For as far back as I can remember, the Church has been a prominent part of my life. Throughout those 60 or so years,...

‘You’ll Never Guess What the Church of Ireland Did Next!’ — Why We Must Talk About the Bigger Questions

Every now and again I get lured into clickbait. It’s easily done. You probably know the sort of thing I mean. You’re busy doom-scrolling...

Better to Know than to Suspect: Women & GAFCON

'Therefore whatever you have said in the dark will be heard in the light, and what you have whispered behind closed doors will be...

All the World’s a Stage…

I have two friends who are actors. Proper actors, mind, and not just some Am-Dram couple. No, these two you will definitely know from...

Appeasing Aggression? Ukraine, Crimea, and the Shadow of Empire

The seeds of the Russia-Ukraine conflict can be traced back to the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991, when Ukraine gained its independence...

Breaking News! It Didn’t Happen.

Growing up, I was a big fan of worrying. I realised that if I worried about something for long enough, either it would never...

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