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Category Archives: Debating Issues

Please, Mr Hunt…

A new chancellor with a track record of listening to experts and seeking advice…Can we hope for wisdom in managing our nation’s finances? I pray that this will be the case, whether it comes through Jeremy Hunt or, later, with a Labour government.

Posted byjohnhearsonOctober 17, 2022Posted inDebating IssuesTags:climate change, Faith, Frozen Planet, melting ice caps, mini budget, penguins, Whole life discipleship1 Comment on Please, Mr Hunt…

A Letter to Her Majesty, September 2022

I don’t get overly emotional at hearing news items. But yesterday I burst into tears. Our beloved Queen has passed on. I wish she knew how much I appreciated her!

Posted byjohnhearsonSeptember 10, 2022Posted inDebating IssuesTags:Faith, Gratitude, Kings College London, Queen Elizabeth, Servant Leader, Whole life discipleship4 Comments on A Letter to Her Majesty, September 2022

A Spy Story

Do some human activities have to be hell on earth? This spy novel portrays a man-made hell-hole, with not one chink of light about it.
As I read it on holiday, the world of Slow Horses seemed light years away from that of Jesus. Then I took a closer look…

Posted byjohnhearsonJune 25, 2022Posted inDebating IssuesTags:Encouragement, Espionage, Faith, MIck Herron, Slow Horses, Whole life discipleship5 Comments on A Spy Story

No Other Way

Should Good Friday be called Bad Friday, on a day that represents such intense suffering? Especially as our news headlines are filled with tragedy, horror, atrocities and woe?
I’m itching to share some thoughts that have recently fallen into place,

Posted byjohnhearsonApril 16, 2022Posted inDebating IssuesTags:Faith, Resurrection, Suffering, The Cross, Whole life discipleshipLeave a comment on No Other Way

Pipes vs Poverty Relief

Can it ever be right to spend large sums of money maintaining church property while the community is suffering hardship? This was my struggle. But God had a surprise for me…

Posted byjohnhearsonMarch 18, 2022Posted inDebating IssuesTags:Christian Giving, Conacher organ, Faith, Poverty reduction, Scripture engagement, Tabernacle, Whole life discipleship4 Comments on Pipes vs Poverty Relief

A Cry from the Heart to our Government

To our Government: We urge you to do all in your power to BE BOLD so as to make COP26 the turning point that the whole world needs.

Posted byjohnhearsonOctober 14, 2021October 14, 2021Posted inDebating IssuesTags:climate change, Faith, Whole life discipleshipLeave a comment on A Cry from the Heart to our Government

A Broken Promise

An unashamedly political post. I wish I wasn’t ashamed to be British.

Posted byjohnhearsonJuly 24, 2021Posted inDebating IssuesTags:Foreign Aid, Poverty reduction, Tearfund, Whole life discipleship2 Comments on A Broken Promise

Knowing my place

Space exploration, argues Prof Brian Cox, is a ‘must’ for humanity. This is how we shall understand our purpose, our place in the universe. But…could the answers lie closer to home?

Posted byjohnhearsonJune 12, 2021June 16, 2021Posted inDebating IssuesTags:climate change, Space exploration, Whole life discipleshipLeave a comment on Knowing my place

Birds of a Feather

This true story contains a life lesson. Inside most of us lies the tendency to reject those who aren’t like us. But it doesn’t have to be so…

Posted byjohnhearsonApril 30, 2021June 16, 2021Posted inDebating Issues, True StoriesTags:chickens, Christian unity, Whole life discipleship2 Comments on Birds of a Feather

Making Change Happen

Manchester United 1 Sheffield United 2  It all sounds unbelievable. On Wednesday 27th January, the bottom club beat the Premier League leaders. Three weeks ago, Sheffield hadn’t won a match for six months. How could they go from there to toppling Man U at Old Trafford? It all began when they won a nail-biting cupContinue reading “Making Change Happen”

Posted byjohnhearsonFebruary 4, 2021April 22, 2021Posted inDebating IssuesLeave a comment on Making Change Happen

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