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I leave you tonight with a performance of Beethoven's Ode to Joy, his 9th Symphony
Ecclesiastes Ch 9 Vs 1-12 states that we all face the same destiny. We all live in this World and we all eventually die. What matters is how we are with God Amidst all that there is in this World, how we treat others is vital. Because being considerate is the right thing to do, and because it benefits all of us, and because it honours God
I leave you tonight with the Capital String Quartet performing You Really Got Me
This is an example of legislation being put through where perhaps not full consideration was given to the outcome. Politicians need some protection in public life, but not in ways that separates them from other people, or appears to make them look privileged
Romans Ch 11 Vs 1-2a, 29-32 sees St Paul tell the Christians in Rome that God has not rejected Israel, that God’s gifts and calling is irrevocable. It is easy for people to get disheartened, to not see the larger picture, but there is always hope
I leaver you tonight with Dear Friends by Queen
I don’t think, given the poisoning of the Skripals, the killing of Dawn Sturges, and the murder nearly twenty years ago, of Alexander Litvinenko, all on UK soil, that the Putin Regime is in any moral position to make the statements that they have made here . The Russian government is not a government that inspires respect, and we should be plain speaking in our attitudes to Russia and why those…
The imprisonment and sentence of Lev Schlosberg should come as no surprise. In part because of another anti war politician, Boris Nadezhdin, having to flee the country, and Russia banning a liberal anti war Party from standing in elections. Also in part because of the sort of politician Vladimir Putin is. At some point we shall see an end to the Putin Regime in Russia, but it is a question of…
Oman is a valuable and key US ally in the Middle East and for Donald Trump to say this makes one ask questions about his mental state, as well as the fact he is morally unfit to hold the office he is in It has become tragically clear in the past couple of years that if the United States elects people like Donald Trump as President, when he has shown previously what he is like in office, then the…
This is not only appalling, but counter productive. If it is aimed in part to silence people, then it is not going to work. UEFA will still make their demands, and if things continue as they are, then it is only a matter of time before Infantino will be forced to resign
