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Feb 2019
Regardless of whether we are comfortable with the speed and progress of technology – artificial intelligence, and especially robotics – is here to stay. Most folk in business or those who use Google/Amazon for personal use will also be familiar with Cortana, Alexa and Siri. These services are portrayed with a female voice and address themselves to us as our personal assistants. The lives of our youth are immersed in high tech, and in a sense, who can blame them? Every generation has grown up with something new, so why should the......
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Humanity’s Inhumanity.
On 27 January this year, we remembered the Holocaust Memorial Day at church, a day we recall the awful extermination of over 6 million Jews in camps like Auschwitz. There were many other victims...
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The Political Christian.
Politics is a 24 hour, 7 days a week affair emanating from every news outlet you can imagine. It’s there on social media, television, radio etc and while there are many that take an...
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Angelic Beings: Their Purpose.
The topic of angels and what they stand for has become seriously confused in the modern world. When many people think of angels today they are associated with ideas taught in the ‘New Age’...
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Our Christmas Meal and The Issue of Hospitality.
We recently had the pleasure of sharing our Christmas meal together at church, on Sunday 9th December. Over 50 people had gathered in the hall and were ready to enjoy a delicious three-course meal....
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Sir David Attenborough’s Speech At Katowice: Why It Should Matter To Christians!
I wrote some time ago on the church blog about our environment and how as Christians we are called upon to be custodians of the earth. I am returning to this theme in light...
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I’m An Abused Animal Get Me Out Of Here!
From annoying contestants and gross challenges to eating live animals, some find the TV show, ‘I’m A Celebrity Get Me Out Of Here’, to be appalling television. The so-called celebs who take part in...
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The Plight of Asia Bibi and Pakistan’s 3 Million Christians.
After the acquittal of Asia Bibi for alleged blasphemy against the Prophet Mohammed, furious demonstrators took to the streets in Pakistan. The country was in gridlock for 3 days as Muslim demonstrators and security...
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Loss: How As Christians We Deal With It.
Loss is something we all have to bear at some point in our life. It neither discriminates between people or cares for your material possessions, and it can strike out of the blue many...
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Please Vote For Our Charity!
Hi there Just a quick line or two about the charity I work for. ROC Blackpool is a Christian based charity that operates in Blackpool to alleviate the needs of poor people and deprived...
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