Faith
> Miroslav Volf in Free of Charge (subtitled “Giving and Forgiving in a Culture Stripped of Grace” expands on the theme of God the Giver who continues to give in a world inclining towards...
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>Miroslav Volf refers to a story written by Alexander Solzhenitsyn in his book Free of Charge. That’s Solzhenitsyn’s picture. In the story Matryona’s House an old woman “never tried to acquire...
View Article>A time forgiving
>Red is the colour of Christmas. I was supposed to have assembled an advent wreath for my wife’s school last night. It comes to her going this morning – no advent wreath, and the search for candles...
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>What can I give him, poor as I am?This is the question at the heart of giving. And as we are crunched by the recession this becomes an ever more pressing question, particularly for a middle class...
View Article>between hope and optimism
> Between optimism and hope there is a huge credibility gap. Optimism can be foolish or a realistic prediction based on evidence. Is life getting any better? There are grounds for both optimism and...
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> It has taken a Volf (a Miroslav) to remind me that I am a Fox living amongst Wolves. Leicester City FC shirts are a rarity in Ellesmere Port. Not so Wolves shirts. Ellesmere Port is the place...
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