Category: news
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lamentation
What do you do when you hear tragic news? This morning we have heard of the apparent shooting down of a Malaysian Airlines passenger aircraft, and while the perpetrator is not yet known, we can neglect to remember that there are many other victims of the on-going conflict in Ukraine; and Israel and the Palestinian territories have been in…
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ahem [clears throat] I need to tell you something
Something has happened. I want to share it with you, my bloggist friends. It is something I shared with our church this morning. I’ll start with the news and then try to explain the background. I have been asked to become the Eastern Baptist Association’s third Regional Minister, covering the Southern Sector (most of Essex). The call has…
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Pontificating
So, that one caught us all by surprise didn’t it? I did not hear of anyone who was claiming credit for predicting that the Pope would be resigning yesterday, nor that he would announce his resignation in Latin! I don’t want to get too side-tracked by this, but I wondered what the Latin word for…
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Breaking news
I woke this morning to the news that American forces have killed Osama Bin Laden. “Justice” is a word that has been on the lips of President Obama, Prime Minister Cameron and other national leaders. But is it justice? There is no doubt that Bin Laden has been responsible for atrocities and the deaths of…
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