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Tuesday 13 June 2016 – when words are hard to find
inI have agonised over how to express a response here to the shootings in Orlando. Even as I write that,…
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Saturday 11 June 2016 – enjoying hospitality
inI have been away from home since Tuesday and have enjoyed hospitality in three different homes, in Mirfield, Brighouse and…
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Sunday 12 June 2016 – give us this day our daily bread
inOver the past six days I have moved from place to place around Yorkshire and enjoyed hospitality in different homes…
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Thursday 9 June 2016 – West Yorkshire District
inI am enjoying my visit to Yorkshire this week. On Tuesday I travelled to Mirfield to stay with a friend…
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Wednesday 8 June 2016 – water bottles
inIn more than one refugee camp in Greece we saw children playing with water. Children doing what children do. Making…
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Monday 6 June 2016 – sandwiches
inSince returning from my week visiting refugee camps in Greece, many simple things here at home have reminded me of…
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Sunday 5 June 2016 – a universal language
inMuch of our communication with the people we met in Greece, whether Greek taxi drivers or Syrian refugees, was in…
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Saturday 4 June 2016 – pink balloons
in“How have you prepared for this trip to visit refugees?” friends asked me frequently before I left for Greece. One…
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Friday 3 June 2016 – snapshots and soundbites
inThe Methodists for World Mission Conference is being held at Swanwick this weekend. Our guests from the Church of North…
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Thursday 2 June 2016 – travellers, pilgrims, refugees
inAmongst other resources to help me pray I use the Methodist Prayer Handbook. I invite you to share one of…