When my youngest son was five years old, his mother and I became concerned about his physical development. We took him to a GP, who dismissed our concerns. Many doctors excel in their practice of medicine, but there are a small number whose professional advice is not worth the plastic plate on their door. We took …
Worship, climate justice and Christian hope
Part 1 of the Season of Creation. The Season of Creation is a recent Christian observance inviting churches to give sustained attention to God as Creator, the goodness and vulnerability of creation, and our responsibilities as humans within it. Usually observed from 1 September to 4 October, it has developed into a significant ecumenical movement embracing Orthodox, Catholic, …
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The Art of Faithful Love (Part 5)
Negotiating challenges and change in Christian marriage In the previous four articles, I argued that faithful love is best understood as a lifelong practice in which affection, friendship, desire and altruism are shaped by compatibility, commitment, companionship and character. I suggested that Christian marriage embodies this love as adaptive fidelity: a covenant in which two persons …
The Art of Faithful Love (Part 4)
What sustains a contemporary Christian marriage? In Part 1, I explored C. S. Lewis’s four kinds of human love, arguing that each flourishes when received as a finite good, shaped by mutuality and respect, and transformed by divine love into generous, courageous and non-possessive relationships. In Part 2, I proposed that compatibility, commitment, companionship and character …
Morning prayer for Wednesday 12 August 2026
Invocation + In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen. Pause for reflection Good morning, heavenly Father.We worship you, the creator and sustainer of the universe. Good morning, Lord Jesus.We worship you, Saviour and Lord of the world. Good morning, Holy Spirit.We worship you, sanctifier of the people …
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