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Thursday 24 January

ST FRANCIS DE SALES Hebrews 7:25-8:6; Psalm 39 (40):7-10, 17; Mark 3:7-12 Gentleness St Francis de Sales had to be a leader in church when the Reformation was in full force. He chose interesting weapons in his battles – sincerity, gentleness, respect and love. God does not need bluster or bullying, domination or heavy-handedness. The […]

Some thoughts on bullying

A conversation I had recently with one of my nieces brought to mind my childhood and teenage experiences of being bullied. She told of how her teenaged daughter had been text-bullied. It is pretty clear that cyber-bullying can be even more vicious and pernicious than the kind of physical bullying that was part of life […]