Deciphering covid legislation on the rule of six.

Having unsuccessfully tried to get clarity on exactly what this means for gatherings of 6 where children are upstairs or in bed, this is my reading of the law. 1) The legislation: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2020/684 The rule is that: “During the emergency period, no person may participate in a gathering which consists of more than six people.” A...

Holy week and the coronavirus

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There can be a degree of spin to Palm Sunday. We rejoice in the humility of the King who brings peace to Judah in Zechariah 9v9-12, but conveniently omit that he will achieve it through the destruction of their enemies (9v1-8, 13-17). We celebrate Jesus’ welcome into Jerusalem, but fail to note his first acts as king were to drive out the money-lenders...

Pentecost and the royal wedding sermon

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Today is Pentecost. It's the day Christians remember among other things, that by his Spirit God works in believers what they cannot work in themselves. Coming to faith in Christ they are recreated to do good works (Eph 2v10) and made a new humanity...