Category Archives: Ethics & Christian living

Imagine a world without work – by James P Brown

Posted on June 3, 2013 by

Imagine waking up one day… You feel a bit ill, and look at the clock, which doesn’t appear to be working. You press the light switch, but nothing happens. The toilet smells a bit, and when you go to wash … Continue reading →

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Do Hard Things – a rebellion against low expectations

Posted on May 4, 2013 by

Do Hard Things is an unusual book.  It was written by two teenagers for other teenagers. Its message is blunt and challenging: that young people should rebel against the culture of low expectations of what teenagers are capable of. The … Continue reading →

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Five lessons from Living Below the Line – by Alexandra Lilley

Posted on April 25, 2013 by

Five days on five quid. What would you spend it on? Last year I took up the Live Below the Line challenge, living on porridge made with water, lentil dhal and potatoes. Here’s what I discovered: 1. The less you … Continue reading →

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Guilty by association: is this the end of R&R?

Posted on April 1, 2013 by

I have just taken 6 weeks off facebook, twitter and blogging to mark Lent. But one unintended consequence of not checking blog related emails was that I missed an important legal letter sent to me three weeks ago. On Good … Continue reading →

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Farewell facebook, twitter and blogging. See you at Easter

Posted on February 13, 2013 by

Over the last year, I have written about busyness being the enemy of spirituality and reflected on my son’s feedback that I am a nicer person without my iPhone. But do I really believe in what I am writing? It … Continue reading →

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Being obedient to becoming more human – by Jenny Flannagan

Posted on February 12, 2013 by

“Because of our Welfare State, it’s hard in the UK for the Church to find social needs to respond to,” explained the young man to the group of European Christian leaders.  “The local homeless project has asked members of the … Continue reading →

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Giving up negativity for Lent – by Anna Whittaker

Posted on February 11, 2013 by

With Easter fast on its way (the Creme Eggs have been on the shelves since before Christmas), many of us will be marking the Lent period by giving up something which we feel we would struggle to live without. My … Continue reading →

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It’s true – we ask Prince Harry to be a killer

Posted on January 22, 2013 by

Prince Harry killed people in Afghanistan. It’s true. Soldiers not only die protecting the UK and us, they also kill to do it as well. Underneath, sometimes far underneath we all know this, but we leave the thought mostly buried … Continue reading →

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Robin Hood ethics: should I rob the rich to feed the poor? – by John Bavington

Posted on January 4, 2013 by

I work in a boarding school where the fees are nearly £28,000 pa (or only £19,000 if you come as a day pupil).  “It’s not the real world”, some would say. But they are wrong. This is a part of the … Continue reading →

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Reversing the mad consumerism of Christmas

Posted on December 9, 2012 by

Every day, on the way to work, I get a bus up Oxford Street.  I get off just outside the famous department store, Selfridges, and walk round the corner to West London Mission offices.  The Christmas decorations, sponsored this year by … Continue reading →

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