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A leap into the unknown

Posted on 08/02/2015 by stewculbard

There is a predominance of women now attending the Sunday services of the Church of England (CofE) in the UK. The female influence within the Anglican Church is growing. What effect is this having on the male adherents? This was … Continue reading →

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These are the days of our lives

Posted on 26/01/2015 by stewculbard

I am writing this on 26 January, 2015. Australians worldwide celebrate this day as “Australia Day” – the official national day of Australia.  Twelve months ago, in an article called “A day for all” (see 29 January, 2014),  I wrote … Continue reading →

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Is God back?

Posted on 15/01/2015 by stewculbard

Where can wisdom be found; where can religion find its true roots? In extolling the principle that “Wisdom is not supernaturally dispensed from on high”, but “can only be sought by humans at home on earth, and it is inseparable … Continue reading →

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Learning the lessons of life

Posted on 01/01/2015 by stewculbard

My initial secondary education was undertaken at the Footscray Technical School for Boys. For the three final years at the school I was a member of the school’s soccer team. During that time one of our opponents was the Williamstown … Continue reading →

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Band aids

Posted on 09/12/2014 by stewculbard

Russell Brand. Now there’s a name to divide opinion. Controversy is never very far away from his views and exploits. It would seem that, amongst other activities, Mr Brand is currently advising young people that they should not vote in … Continue reading →

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An old ethic for a new economy

Posted on 26/11/2014 by stewculbard

It was the 19th century social philosopher Karl Marx who famously coined the idea of a “reserve army of the unemployed”. For Marx, the existence of such a large number of workers would act as a weapon that could be … Continue reading →

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Reflections in red

Posted on 11/11/2014 by stewculbard

I am not an art critic – nor do I have pretensions to be such. Nevertheless, having personally seen the earlier stages of the ostensible war memorial in the moat of the Tower of London, I have not been overly … Continue reading →

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The week that was

Posted on 28/10/2014 by stewculbard

Apart from major items of news, for example, the ongoing story of the ebola outbreak in Western Africa and the never-ending saga of the British government’s battle with UKIP and the situation in respect of the European Union, there were … Continue reading →

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They will always be with us

Posted on 16/10/2014 by stewculbard

I feel sure that, when I was a practicing minister of the Christian Church, I must have preached on the particular text on several occasions. The text in question appears in three of the four New Testament Gospels. It is … Continue reading →

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On liberty

Posted on 06/10/2014 by stewculbard

Boris Johnson, the Mayor of London, was recently described by the journalist Suzanne Moore as “a man with a severe case of premature popularity”. Whilst introducing the speech by his mate, Chancellor George Osborne, at the just-finished Conservative Party conference, … Continue reading →

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