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Lebanon: The Face of Persecution
This blog post is intentionally shorter than the others because it is difficult to find the words for what I want to say. And it’s quite intentional that it’s not […]
Lebanon: FoRB and Climate Change
Thursday evening saw the central event of my visit here, as I gave a lecture at St Joseph’s University, jointly sponsored by the Middle East Council of Churches and the […]
Lebanon: 3 Walls, Bridges & Silos
Why on earth have I posted a photo of a blank, stone wall in the blog post? I did so because it is a sad symbol of something very significant. […]
Lebanon: A tale of three women
There are many things I could write about today. I could write about the joy of seeing old friends in Lebanon, among them Nabil and Sarah Shehadi: Nabil runs the […]
Lebanon: So why am I going to Lebanon – and with whom?
The second is easier to answer: I’m travelling with David Fieldsend and Rachael Varney both of whom worked with me on the Independent Review of how the Foreign Office had […]
Change: Bishop Hugh’s presentation to September’s Diocesan Synod
Bishop Hugh Nelson gave an update to the diocesan synod in September about the Next Steps On The Way. In it he updated those present on where the On The Way […]
Diocesan Synod Presidential Address September 2022
A church which unashamedly embraces an innovative, pioneering culture Constant change, they say, ironically, is here to stay, adding, just for fun, that nostalgia ain’t what it used to be. […]
Sermon for HM The Queen
September 11, 2022 It was always said that people could remember just where they were when they heard of the death of President Kennedy. I am just old enough myself […]
Post-Lambeth 2022
Dear sisters and brothers We write having just returned from the Lambeth Conference. It was a significant event in the life of the global church that we all belong to, […]
Presidential Address: Diocesan Synod May 28, 2022
Bishop Philip Mounstephen Friends, I want to say to you today without equivocation or apology that what we are trying to do in the Diocese of Truro at the moment […]