Christianity

Interview with a Pastor

Today’s civic service in High Wycombe included an innovation. Pastor Tim O’Brien of Union Baptist Chuch interviewed four figures from the life of the District: the Mayor, Cllr Jane White, Chairman of Wycombe District Council, Cllr Bill Bendyshe-Brown, me and local police commander Supt Gilbert Houalla. It all seemed to go […]

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The Conservative Christian Fellowship

The Conservative Christian Fellowship, of which I am a member, has launched a new website: The Mission of the CCF is: – to build a strong, relational bridge between the Party and the Christian Community – to seek out Christians who support the Conservatives, and encourage and equip them to […]

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Remembrance Day, High Wycombe

Today, High Wycombe remembered the fallen. The occasion was magnificently put together and very well attended. I would like to share with you two things from the service — a prayer and the second half of the second reading: Lord God our Father, we pledge ourselves to serve you and […]

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How should we live?

After debating today with my pastor whether what the world needs is more or less government intervention in the cooperative actions of individuals (ie, the economy), I rediscovered the following from De Tocqueville (1835/1840). The passage paints his vision of a future democratic society, indicating how he foresaw people might […]

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