Simon Burton-Jones, Archdeacon of Rochester Expressing Christian faith in today's culture

Interpreting the past and visualising the future are essential components of enjoying the now.

Daydreaming is one of the more fulfilling and risky of endeavours. Amid the tedium of the present we can transport our minds to another time, another place. This seemingly harmless activity is complicated by the presence of other people, who are usually talking to you at the same time.

The excitement of seeing ordinary Arab communities rise up against despotic rule is tempered by a more sinister and less told story of oppression and injustice

The late Vaclav Havel said that the true test of a nation is the way it treats its minorities. There is much wisdom in this and it applies to democracies as much as autocracies ......

In creating the image of a shepherd, Jesus identified with a lowly, rural working class. In doing so, he meets with the helpless and the burdened in this world.

The furious debate over corporate bonus culture owes something to the curious way leadership is now perceived.

The Church is both the beneficiary and the victim of the long hours working culture. Its reluctance to conduct a spiritual audit of this may in the longer run make it more of a victim.

Three major industrial accidents which have marred our generation – the nuclear disasters of Three Mile Island ......

ONE YEAR ON
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What 140 character tweet would you send to Jesus if you could? A selection from the people of Rochester Diocese offers an illuminating insight into Christian thinking.

The acclaimed American author Jonathan Franzen may have described Twitter as ‘unspeakably irritating’ because it ......

Just because we see Jesus for who he is does not mean we see ourselves for who we are or the world around us for what it is. Our vision is peppered with blind spots we need to talk more about.

The concept of spiritual blindness has informed our understanding of the Gospel from the start.

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PHOBIC NATION
Fear is deeply ingrained in our culture. It is into this unpromising terrain that God speaks his word of peace.
Franklin D. Roosevelt once famously said ‘there is nothing to fear except fear itself’.

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THE LANGUAGE OF LOVE
Two trends in society and the Church empty the joyful impulse of love of its divine authenticity. Recognition is the first step to overcoming them
The English language is rich and robust but there are points at which it fails us.

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TELL ME LIES
Rumours often make people miserable and yet we persist in passing them on. Understanding their structure and power is vital if we are to limit their capacity for damage.

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THE DARK SIDE OF FASHION
One designer’s outburst against the woman sitting opposite him spoke of more than one kind of fascism.
The noxious tirade of fashion designer John Galliano in a Parisian club in early 2011 came ....

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THE FRONTIERS OF AID
Humanitarian aid is distributed in murky places run by the powerful. Should we accept any moral compromises made as necessary to save lives?

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JUST ANOTHER BRICK IN THE WALL?
Sometimes intercession calls for a battering ram. Occasionally the solution is to saunter in via the back gate like you lived there.
It is twenty years since joyous Germans danced on the Berlin Wall

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