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What Disraeli said in his novel Sybil about ‘one nation’
"Well, society may be in its infancy," said Egremont slightly smiling; "but, say what you like, our Queen reigns over the greatest nation that ever existed." "Which nation?" asked the younger stranger, "for she reigns over two." The stranger paused; Egremont...
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Seen on twitter …
... from the spoof tweeter 'Elizabeth Windsor @Queen_UK': Holding interviews for a new Archbishop of Canterbury this morning. The Pope's applied. Awkward. Well, I think Pope Benedict would be rather conservative for Anglican tastes, but at least he is...
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On this day: a remarkable (and rich) Devon man
On this day, 432 years ago on 26 September 1580, Drake and the Pelican arrived in Plymouth, Devon, ending an astonishing three-year voyage around the world and carrying treasure beyond imagination. Once home Drake's first move was to send a...
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Dartmoor today
Cawsand Beacon and High Willhays on Dartmoor this morning taken from Serston Farm north east of Bow. On a clear day, from the summit of Cawsand Beacon, you can see Teignmouth on the south Devon coast and Bude on...
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Celebrity watch
Sheila and I strolled by this £2.3m mansion while we were in Fowey last Friday. Dawn French and Lenny Henry bought it and did it up. But since their split, does Dawn still live there? A convincing answer (to...
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Menacing buzzards in Devon
Three buzzards are circling high and menacingly above Down St Mary, mid-Devon, making their characteristically plaintiff and sinister squeals. Take care if you are a rabbit.
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Are the bones of John the Baptist on an island off Bulgaria?
In a fortnight's time I shall be in Bulgaria working in an orphanage at Burzitsa. For the last two summers I have swum in the Black Sea off the coast of Bulgaria and hope to do so again during...
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Joshua Lim’s story
Joshua Lim graduated this Spring from Westminster Seminary California, where he earned his MA in historical theology. He was born and brought up in the American Episcopal Church. He spent a few years in college as a Baptist before moving...
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On the former Bishop of Edinburgh’s loss of faith
In my biography of John Stott (Inside Story published by IVP, 2009 in UK, 2010 in the USA) I describe the reaction to John’s study of the Sermon on the Mount (Christian Counter-culture published in 1978 in the Bible...
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Who is the “disco don” of the Dark Side?
When I wrote my open letter to Richard Dawkins ('Letter to an Influential Atheist') which he was kind enough to quote in 'The God Delusion' I was at all times very polite to him. Giles Coren is...
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