Jon Kuhrt
@jonkuhrt
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CEO at Hope into Action. Former Rough Sleeping Adviser, MHCLG. Blogs at Grace + Truth, lives Streatham, likes football, loves cricket.
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Joined October 2010
I'm glad that our church community offers a warm welcome and a hot meal- a practical expression of grace. But too often the practical obscures the prayerful. Our reticence often allows church-based community projects to drift in a secular direction. https://t.co/ugozq2yAzz
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Photo by MART PRODUCTION on Pexels.com A few years ago, I was on the south bank in London, near Waterloo station, and I got talking with a homeless man called Richard who had approached me asking f…
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Experiences shape both our theology and our politics. I gave a talk this week about why I am on the left politically, and also shared three challenges to the left from a Christian perspective... https://t.co/SUclLzq2tv
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The edited text of a talk I gave at Christ Church New Malden on 8th February as part of a series on Christianity & Politics. A video of the talk is below. These bible readings were read by two …
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Our experiences shape our politics. I gave a talk this week about why I am on the left politically and what experiences have shaped my views - and also three challenges to the left from a Christian perspective... https://t.co/SUclLzqAj3
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The edited text of a talk I gave at Christ Church New Malden on 8th February as part of a series on Christianity & Politics. A video of the talk is below. These bible readings were read by two …
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"Ego, revenge fantasies, and intermittent references to God as a kind of celestial brand sponsor." What does the response to Trump by a room full of Christian leaders at an event called a 'prayer breakfast' say about American Christianity? https://t.co/SwNqROaDLb
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A guest post by Mary Geddry Trump wandered into the National Prayer Breakfast like a man who’d accidentally been scheduled for a revival service in between a rally and a grievance deposition, and p…
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What made the spectacle so grotesque was the room’s willingness to treat it as normal. What does the response to Trump by a room full of Christian leaders at an event called a 'prayer breakfast' say about American Christianity? https://t.co/SwNqRObbAJ
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A guest post by Mary Geddry Trump wandered into the National Prayer Breakfast like a man who’d accidentally been scheduled for a revival service in between a rally and a grievance deposition, and p…
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Formation by flattery, or the cross? Practising truthfulness - by Jon Swales https://t.co/aAlhmIJTNe via @jonkuhrt
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Photo by John Carlo Capistrano on Pexels.com Christian leaders are complex human beings. That shouldn’t need saying. But sometimes it does. We are all shaped over time — by desire, fear, love, disa…
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Overseas companies should never be allowed to let our town centre rot. Let’s get it back!
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New Reform candidate Matt Goodwin has claimed that being born and raised in England doesn't make you English. These Luton workers proudly disagree.
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I cannot imagine being a parent facing your worst possible pain and loss only to have the government smear him and slander him to countless millions of Americans. It's all so repugnant and vile that it's hard to process.
Statement from the family of Alex Pretti, Michael and Susan Pretti: “We are heartbroken but also very angry. Alex was a kindhearted soul who cared deeply for his family and friends and also the American veterans whom he cared for as an ICU nurse at the Minneapolis VA
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Each year hundreds of children in the care system are placed in children’s homes run by private providers that aren’t safe & where the care offered isn’t fit-for-purpose. Yet these providers charge huge prices & make giant profits. This is society’s responsibility & has to change
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Great spiritual wisdom in these 'Five helps for the New Year' by Michael Ramsey, former Archbishop of Canterbury https://t.co/gj0STzyRjI
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Michael Ramsey was Archbishop of Canterbury from 1961-74. He wrote these Five Helps for the New Year for his clergy. I first read them about 10 years ago and was struck by their deep spiritual insi…
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The tradition of a New Year’s Eve church service was given new significance by African-American communities on the 31st December 1862. The next day the Emancipation Declaration became law: all slaves in the confederate states were declared free. https://t.co/ztdqSmvNx1
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Photo by Luis Quintero on Pexels.com The tradition of a New Year’s Eve church service was originally started by Moravian churches to reflect on the year that has past and to contemplate the o…
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Rather than stress and self-doubt, George is bursting with gratitude. He is alive, he is known and loved. His re-discovery of petals embody this revelation. Financially they are worth nothing, but in reality they mean everything. https://t.co/xTi0lOTgsM
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In the movie It’s a Wonderful Life, the main character George Bailey faces bankruptcy and scandal. After a life of service and sacrifice, someone else’s negligence takes him to the brink of ru…
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Some will believe that ‘the less said the better’ about the former Prince Andrew. Others will add that, having stripped his brother of his royal titles, the King no longer needs to explain anything. Both views are mistaken. Guest post on G+T https://t.co/09Pfa8Zhe5
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As a church leader, last year’s Christmas Day was very different from normal. After the Christmas morning service, rather than relaxing into the normal routine of family, food and festivities, I go…
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The significance of our decisions. The importance of values we live by. The possibility of transformation... What this genre of festive movies tell us.... https://t.co/uD9BYc9j7Z
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Story #1: The Last Train to Christmas The film The Last Train to Christmas focuses on a troubled nightclub owner, Tony Towers (Michael Sheen), who takes a train from London to Nottingham on Christm…
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Tommy Robinson claims that "left-wing elites are waging a ruthless war on Christianity, tearing down our crosses and silencing our prayers". Is he right? A story from my local community... https://t.co/0p19lr4kMt
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The Nativity crib on Streatham Common, south London At every Christmas since 1956, a nativity scene has been on display in my local community, in Streatham Common, south London. The crib was the id…
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This talk, given by a 16 year old at my church, speaks to current controversies : "One group is poor, the other wealthy. One group uneducated, the other intellectual. One group from nearby fields, the other from distant nations." https://t.co/OQJvvetyqj
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Text of a talk by Eman Tabbasum, aged 16, at Streatham Baptist Church on 14th December When Jesus was born, God didn’t choose the mighty or the powerful to welcome Him. Instead, he chose people fro…
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‘It doesn’t matter who they are – you make sure you treat these people like f****** kings. I mean it, F****** KINGS.’ When I worked for the West London Mission of the Methodist Church, I had a Christmas experience I'll never forget... https://t.co/tLfIFauCP5
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A few Christmases ago, when I was running a homeless charity in the West End of London, we took a phone call from a businessman that I will never forget. He was due to host a major Christmas event …
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‘It doesn’t matter who they are – you make sure you treat these people like f****** kings. I mean it, F****** KINGS.’ A Christmas experience I will never forget... https://t.co/sLeaLkmAIa
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A few Christmases ago, when I was running a homeless charity in the West End of London, we took a phone call from a businessman that I will never forget. He was due to host a major Christmas event …
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“Why do you see the speck that is in your brother’s eye, but do not notice the log that is in your own eye?” The blog has been a bit busy in the last week so its been more important than ever to keep things in perspective... https://t.co/ZFr0hjTCc8
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“Why do you see the speck that is in your brother’s eye, but do not notice the log that is in your own eye?” Jesus, Matthew’s Gospel 7:3 If I blog with sparkling wit an…
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