Category Archives: General Synod

February 2022 General Synod – before it starts

Posted on February 1, 2022 by fluff35

What being on General Synod really entails…
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General Synod: feeling the weight of the Church of England

Posted on November 19, 2021 by fluff35

This is the established Church. Its weight is still crushing people. Continue reading →

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Handing on the baton? Part 2

Posted on October 30, 2021 by fluff35

As we pass on the baton of LLF, it seems pretty clear who the losers are Continue reading →

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Counter-cultural Cranmer?

Posted on October 7, 2021 by fluff35

As a historian, I am disturbed by the email’s statement that “Cranmer wrote these prophetic words: ‘What the heart loves, the will chooses, and the mind justifies’”.  

Because, quite simply, he didn’t.   Continue reading →

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Being winsome

Posted on September 9, 2021 by fluff35

What do Christians mean when they use the word ‘winsome’? And is it as sweet and innocent as the word may suggest? Continue reading →

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