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Diary of a (Maybe) Retired Pastor

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  • He Came …!

    It is the season of Advent! At the end of a year of turmoil it reminds us that God sent His Son to us and that He ill come again. God remembers us and is working His purpose out in history. We do not despair, we have a certain hope!

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  • Assisted Dying Bill, UK

    The assisted dying bill in the UK will receive its first vote shortly. As the government is not taking a formal position there has been good, open debate. Advocates feel that it gives dignity at the end of life, but to me it seems rather a counsel of despair.

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  • Ancient Economics For Modern Times

    Rachel Reeves, the new Labour UK Chancellor has delivered her first budget. The ancient social ethic of the Bible is usually dismissed as inapplicable to a modern economy. But the principle underlying the Jubilee can be applied directly to a modern economy with relevant and practical consequences.

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  • The Most Hated Tax

    The law of the Jubilee is usually thought of as an interesting, if impractical, piece of OT legislation. More careful thought, however, shows that it is directly relevant to our contemporary society and speaks to the kinds of taxation and social support we should provide.

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  • The Statue of Ozymandias

    As western leaders look on with increasing alarm at Israel’s actions they fail to understand that the Israeli government is no longer speaking the same language as they. Their conventional approach is therefore bound to fail.

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