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At the Hutchins School I enjoyed accompanying the Chaplain, Rev Matt, during his classes. Very engaging times with the boys and their questions. Here is a sample:

How do we know that Jesus is real?

What did he really look like?

If Christianity is right, does that make all other religions wrong?

Why does God let bad things happen?

Do [...]

One of the questions on religion and ethics from the students during my “Bishop’s Day” at the Hutchins School concerned my opposition to euthanasia (patient asssisted suicide/medical killing) on the grounds that God gives life and God alone should take life, and yet my support for killing in a ‘just war’.
In responding, I mentioned that the criteria for [...]

‘Mission’, ‘evangelism’(and ‘evangelization’) and ‘proselytism’ are often muddled by speakers and this results in confusion and conjecture. Thus David Virtue mentions the Bishop of Los Angeles apologizing to Hindu leaders for the Christian Church’s proselytism of Hindus. Is this apology for ‘proselytism’ a confusion of terms or a denial of God’s calling of Hindu people to become followers of Jesus Christ?
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I led a one hour segment of the Parish of Wellspring’s prayer day this morning. My theme was Prayer for the Diocese and missions. The outline of resources for the hour follows. We managed to get a third of the way through. That happens when you try to fit three hours of prayer material into one hour!  
THREE SESSIONS [...]