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God’s currency is grace

Speaking at St Polycarp’s, June 23 2024 Matthew 20:1-16 – the Parable of the Workers in the Vineyard

generosity, grace, greed, jesus, Matthew 20, parable, Parable of the Workers in the Vineyard, sermon

The blood boils – but at what temperature? 

This week I discussed a Christian campaign letter with colleagues, initially titled a “Statement of Discontent,” now softened to a … More

justice, morality

Living in the 200-year present

Think of the birth year of the oldest person you know, and then to the end of the likely lifespan … More

future, prayer, time

“Behold the Lillies”

The kitchen drawers broke some months ago. At first I identified that the problem was a simple matter of getting … More

blessing, connection, gratitude, Luke 12, need, worry

Surrender

“One of the special things about knowing death is close is that is easier to re-centre life on things other … More

bible, Christianity, Colossians 1, crucifixion, death, doubt, Faith, God, jesus, resurrection, surrender

Alexei Navalny

Sometime last year I listened to the Slow Newscast episode The trials of Alexei Navalny. It takes you through the … More

alexei-navalny, navalny, politics, putin, russia

The Great Acceleration

At the start of the year I reconciled myself to needing to begin using AI. I felt like I crossed … More

Thoughts on 2023

I feel immensely fortunate. I’ve had a really good year. In anticipation of the need to perhaps engineer some of … More

new year, reflections

The owl, the fox, the ocean by the village, and God

I fell in love with a poem called ‘The Other’ I read close to the beginning of this year by … More

deus absconditus, God, otherness, unknowable

Sitting in the dark

When I was younger, an advent calendar was all about the countdown to Christmas. This was an especially exciting sort … More

advent, apocalypse, christmas

How the insurance industry is financing fire

One of the first things I was introduced to in philosophy was the difference between deductive and inductive reasoning. Deductive … More

climate change, finance, insurance, insure our future, risk

taken, blessed, broken, given

The Lord is here. | All – His Spirit is with us. Lift up your hearts. | All – We lift them to the … More

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