We might think that our society is becoming more and more polarised. . . But on Saturday’s train, full of passengers from all walks of life, background, cultures, and ages, there was one common enemy: the attacker
Chine McDonald, director of Theos, Thought for the Day, Radio 4, 3 November
Local churches should be “denationalised”. Like the local hall, the local museum, the local sports pavilion, it should be owned and used by the community to which it belongs. It must return to local people
Simon Jenkins, The Times, 3 November
There was no “conversion”. I haven’t been baptised or confirmed. I just went up the road at 11am, sat down and thought about God (I have no idea whether I believe in Him or not; I wasn’t brought up to give a damn either way), sang a bit, chatted with the sort of local people I might otherwise not encounter, and left feeling . . . good
Giles Coren, The Times, 4 November
I come away full of admiration, humbled, and full of hope. Not hope in the Western understanding that things will get better some time soon — where for many in this region, it’s simply not the case — but hope in the New Testament sense, which signifies a God-given certainty that is anchored in Jesus Christ
Paul Carr, Archdeacon in Cyprus, after attending the Majma (Synod) of the diocese of Jerusalem, held in Amman, Jordan, 31 October
Saints, at their core, are simply those who turn to Jesus Christ, grow in his likeness, and, in doing so, are inevitably drawn into the lives and well-being of their fellow human beings
Anderson Jeremiah, Bishop of Edmonton, sermon at confirmation service, St Paul’s Cathedral, 1 November
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