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Gesture politics or a powerful symbol? I…
Gesture politics or a powerful symbol? I can’t help feeling some discomfort about the way Fred Goodwin has been stripped of his knighthood. It is not that I cannot appreciate how Mr Goodman might have been deemed to have brought the Honours’ system into disrepute. My problem is that the banker has become an easy [...]
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Working with the media is frequently a r…
Working with the media is frequently a reactive business – something comes up in the news and comment is requested or required. It has become a significant element of episcopal ministry but, by its nature, can be quite disruptive. Yesterday’s renewed focus on Assisted Suicide was different. I knew in advance Lord Falconer’s ‘Commission’ was [...]
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We call it a power cut or outage but in …
We call it a power cut or outage but in Uganda it is ‘load shedding’ and is fast becoming a major problem for the country. Electricity cuts have proved a regular feature of our stay, occurring most days and sometimes lasting several hours. Load shedding has impacted every region we have passed through – the [...]
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There are bikes everywhere in Uganda. As…
There are bikes everywhere in Uganda. As we arrived here in Mbale a consignment of smart looking black ‘Hero’ bikes manufactured in India were just being delivered and distributed to health workers. The bikes were a wonderful surprise given out by a charity at the conclusion of a Conference. We met some of the organisers [...]
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“This really exceeded my expectation!”…
“This really exceeded my expectation!” So said one of the bishops at the conclusion of the first Leadership Conference yesterday afternoon. Before any slightly cynical blogsters interpret this as rather qualified enthusiasm it is clear +Sheldon of Ankole Diocese was delighted. He came expecting advice about budgets and went away lifted by the teaching and [...]
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After arriving in Uganda late Thursday e…
After arriving in Uganda late Thursday evening our group is now travelling to Fort Portal in the west of the country. Tomorrow we begin the first of two 3 day Leadership Conferences we have offered to our partner dioceses. Bishops have been invited to bring members of their staff team and other key people. I [...]
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Conflict. What are you like at handling …
Conflict. What are you like at handling it? Realizing I needed some help with this, a few years ago I signed up for a week long course on ‘Conflict Transformation’ run by Bridge Builders, an organization linked to the Mennonites. Prior to arriving, participants were required to complete a questionnaire which turned out to be [...]
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“We are hard pressed on every side, but…
“We are hard pressed on every side, but not crushed; Perplexed, but not driven to despair; Persecuted, but not abandoned; Struck down, but not destroyed. We always carry around in our body the death of Jesus so that the live of Jesus may be revealed in our body.” The recent riots in our cities made [...]
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This is the time of year when many paren…
This is the time of year when many parents begin to experience ‘empty nest’ syndrome. A family friend not long back in the UK told me how this impacted people in the church he belonged to in Canada. As parents took their children to start college most of the fathers did so expecting that it [...]
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Like many Ministers I often feel too busy w…
Like many Ministers I often feel too busy when it is time to take a Quiet Day for prayer and reflection. But experience has taught me that is usually when it is most necessary, so earlier this week I made my way to Legge House in Wroughton. One of the things I needed was an [...]
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