Letter from the Manse (152)
Thought provoking, biblical, often topical but always worth a read!
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A Gospel for old people
The book of Ecclesiastes includes a powerful poetic picture of old age and its limitations. It compares a human being to a great house where the inhabitants one by one stop working. Many of the elderly people we meet refused to remember their Creator when they were young. They put...
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Our greatest needs as a church
What are our greatest needs as a church? Amid the busy-ness of life, it is easy to lose track of our great priorities. The beginning of a year is a good time to stand back, take stock, and renew our vision. Perhaps it would be helpful for you to sit...
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Abortion
Last week Anne and I had a moving experience. We saw our baby clearly for the first time. Anne went to the hospital for an ultra-sound scan. Afterwards we looked at the pictures together. There it is: our child, a little human being, eyes, nose, ears, fingers, toes. Anne told...
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The 100 Greatest Britons
Why are we so fascinated by lists? As a teenager I made lists endlessly. Lists of people mostly. My fifteen all-time Welsh rugby greats. The ten preachers I would most like to hear. It’s a game that many people play. And the BBC is playing it at the moment. Last...
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Which Bible translation?
For many years we have made use of the New International Version. I bought a copy when it was first published back in 1978. When this church began meeting in 1981, we used it from the beginning. Some people can get very het up on the issue of bible translations....
