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Finding hope when burnt out – by Corin Pilling
Those on the front line of church, community and care work can from time to time experience a ‘hope deficit’. The reality of dysfunction and poverty can easily start to outweigh the hope and energy...
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Re-discovering Narnia and rinsing out stale thinking about Christianity
I grew up in a Christian home as the son of a vicar. In retrospect it gave me loads of things that I am grateful for, but in many ways I disliked being the ‘vicar’s son’ in a large church. People …...
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‘This is for Allah’: overcoming denial about the deadly power of religion
Last night I was with a group of volunteers who have been running a night shelter for homeless people over the last eight months. They come from 13 different churches and a local synagogue in central...
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Abuse, collusion and cover-up in the C of E – by Stephen Kuhrt
The Church of England and its senior leaders colluded with Peter Ball, the ex-Bishop of Lewes and Gloucester, rather than seeking to help those he had harmed or assuring itself of the safety of others....
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White supremacy is America’s original sin – by Shawn Bawulski
This is the text of a speech given by Shawn Bawulski at the Phoenix Black Lives Matter rally against hate this week. It is re-produced with permission. I’m honoured to be speaking at this rally against...
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Foodbanks have saved Harvest celebrations from nostalgic irrelevance – by...
I’ve been doing Harvest assemblies and celebrations for 22 years. I think they’re much richer and more authentic now, and Foodbanks are partly responsible. Nostalgia and guilt Harvest celebrations used...
View ArticleWhy Westminster Abbey is the wrong venue to remember Martin Luther King
On April 4th, I attended two events which marked the 50th Anniversary of the assassination of Martin Luther King. The first was a packed, lunchtime service at Westminster Abbey, just over the road from...
View ArticleThe Only Way Is Ethics: ‘Christian Today’ has to drop dodgy adverts
Over the last few years the website Christian Today has grown in prominence in the UK. It carries a wide range of religious news and commentary and high profile Christian leaders, like Krish Kandiah...
View ArticleI love being a dad, its being a son that I’ve struggled with – by Michael Palin
I have been reflecting for a number of years on what it means to be a dad. But to do this, I have had to work through the struggles I have faced in being a son. It wasn’t that I … Continue reading →
View ArticleSteve Chalke speaking at WLM’s Annual Meeting
Regular readers of R&R will know that I often post articles which relate to my work at West London Mission. We are part of the Methodist Church and run a wide range of social and community...
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