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Abba
Abba is best known as the Swedish poppers who at least gave us singalongamammamia. But, it is also the way Christians pray – abba being the intimate term of address Jesus told his friends to use when...
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New things
I am writing this while waiting for the flight back from Bermuda to the UK. I came on behalf of the Archbishop of Canterbury to ordain the new Bishop of Bermuda, Nick Dill. The collective of 'Bishop...
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Living heritage?
I spent Tuesday afternoon visiting Old Salem in North Carolina, a Moravian settlement dating back to 1766. I am becoming ever more interested in the founding of America, the War of Independence and the...
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The day today
I am sitting at Roanoke Airport in Virginia, USA, waiting for the flight to Atlanta to connect with flight to Manchester and back to home in Bradford. It has been an excellent week here in our link...
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Questions, church and other stuff
The Diocese of Bradford is currently hosting the Bishop of Khartoum, Sudan, as we celebrate 30 years of a diocesan link. Talking with the bishop over the last few days about the situation facing...
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A thriller
The Archbishop of Dublin did a biblical exposition for the assembled Anglican bishops in Oxford this morning. His name is Michael Jackson and it is too easy to make lame jokes about his sermon being a...
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Persecuted Christians?
Whenever there is an atrocity committed against Christians elsewhere in the world I get asked what we are doing about it here. The insinuation is that we appease Muslims, but ignore the plight of...
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Semestereröffnung, Friedrich Schiller Universität, Jena
Semestereröffnung an der Friedrich Schiller Universität, Jena: Vortrag von Bishof Nicholas Baines 15 Oktober 2013 Die Kirche gestalten in einer sich wandelnden Welt – Was für Pfarrer braucht diese...
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Approach to Synod
The General Synod of the Church of England is meeting for three days in London. Like many others, I approach such meetings with a mixture of serious anticipation and reluctant resignation. I might be...
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Reformation Day (31 Ocktober 2016)
This is the text of my sermon from this morning's celebration of Reformation Day in Erfurt, Germany. The service, which included a wonderful Bach cantata with orchestra and choir, took place in the...
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