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Why weekly Holy Communion matters
Last year, I attended a Quaker church service – well, meeting, as they call it. Quakers are famous for rejecting all sacraments, so there was no communion. Now I’ve always had a soft spot for Quakers. We know them in part for their principled approach to business – creating firms like Cadbury’s, Clarks and Family…
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Valentine’s Day and marriage as a metaphor
Valentine’s Day seems like a secular invention belonging to a world of easy swiping on Tinder. Or perhaps a way of businesses wanting to upsell you. I did notice a lovely looking deal at one supermarket for three special courses. Chocolates and flower sales spike on around February 14, and that’s all good. But what’s…
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Colossians 3: how to live as a Christian
In yesterday’s instalment, I looked at the so-called Colossian heresy. Paul urged the Colossians to avoid weird ideas and stick the what we might call orthodox Christianity. Now, in Colossians 3, he moves on to some encouragement on the sort of lives the Colossians should live. In short, he urges them to “set your hearts…