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Daily Encouragement during the crisis
Here is today’s episode of daily encouragement from the Rev George Crowder, who writes our weekly Lectionary Commentary.

Thoughts and Prayers  
Friday July 3, 2020 Matthew 9:9-13. Matthew the Tax Man   This picture is called “The Calling of St Matthew” by Caravaggio. It looks a bit odd to me because it does not seem to be set in first century Palestine, but rather 17th century Italy. The figures look contemporary and modern (especially the hats!). […]

The programmes we need now
Lockdown has tested us all. And being stuck in for so long has thrown us back on the consolations of television. The TV is our friend in the room, isn’t it. It gives us a sense of normality and a shared reality. Of course, for all its faults, the BBC is very good at making […]