As churches we have made every effort these past few months to prevent a virus from spreading. We have self isolated, we have washed our hands, we have closed down our buildings for a while and when we have reopened we have been so careful to socially distance and wear masks. It is good that… Continue reading Stopping a virus from spreading
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Be Salty, submit to the authorities, love your neighbour
For my birthday this year, Boris Johnson has changed the law and imposed a new restriction to do with Coronavirus. From today, it will be a legal requirement for people to wear face-masks in shops. Now, whilst some people have been wearing face-masks already and want to know why it hasn’t been made law sooner,… Continue reading Be Salty, submit to the authorities, love your neighbour
What if the vaccine never comes?
There have been encouraging signs over the past few weeks. We are hearing reports that trials with vaccines are having some successes. Meanwhile, we appear to be over the peak here in the UK and cases of COVID-19 have continued to decline even as society has started to open up again. However we continue to… Continue reading What if the vaccine never comes?
Being Salty – a light that cannot be hidden
During the Second World War, every effort was made to protect London and major cities from the Luftwaffe bombers. So, street-lights were switched off and black-out curtains fitted. However, it is very hard to hide a city, especially an ancient city set proudly on a mountain top. In fact ancient warfare did not really require… Continue reading Being Salty – a light that cannot be hidden
The anxious middle
The Bishop of London has been quoted today observing that it is okay to be anxious at the moment, we are still in the middle of the Coronavirus pandemic and there is a real possibility of a second wave striking. The heart of her argument is that well-worn phrase “It’s okay to not be okay”… Continue reading The anxious middle
Being Transparent about risk (2) COVID-19 is still with us
In a previous post, I argued that we need to be open with our church family about the risks associated with moving out of lockdown. As I explained in that article, this means that we should not engage in the over-hype which can happen when people are sharing alarmist headlines around social media. This will… Continue reading Being Transparent about risk (2) COVID-19 is still with us
As we re-open church buildings we need to be transparent about risk
It is important that as we begin taking those baby steps to re-opening our church buildings that we are open and honest with each other about what the risks are. We should not be gung-ho, rushing in and saying “It is back to normal. There are no risks.” There are always risks involved with organising… Continue reading As we re-open church buildings we need to be transparent about risk
Returning to the building – our story
This morning, we opened our church building for public worship for the first time since lockdown began. I thought you might like to hear about how we got on. My own church day started around about 8pm. I recorded a message of encouragement for the church family which you can watch back here. We then… Continue reading Returning to the building – our story
#SummerIsHere
I started lockdown with a twitter hashtag #SummerIsComing. It was my way of reminding myself and perhaps others that although we were entering a dark period like winter when we would be locked away, huddled at home, these dark times would eventually pass. We could look forward to summer coming. I said at the time… Continue reading #SummerIsHere
Following the science – but which science?
From the start of Coronavirus the Government have repeated the mantra that in all their actions, they have been “following the science.” However, the idea that there is this thing called “The Science” is rather misleading. It misses two points. The first is that there are various fields of science. This of course includes the… Continue reading Following the science – but which science?
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