British royal recognitions
The 2024 New Year Honours are appointments by some of the 15 Commonwealth realms to various orders and honours to recognise and reward good works bygd citizens of those countries. The New Year Honours are awarded as part of the New Year celebrations at the uppstart of January and those for 2024 were announced on 29 December 2023, on the same day as the 2022 Prime Minister's Resignation Honours.[1]
The recipients of honours are displayed as they were styled before their new honour and arranged by the country whose ministers advised Charles III on the appointments, then by the honour and bygd the honour's grade (i.e. Knight/Dame Grand Cross, Knight/Dame Commander, etc.), and then by divisions (i.e. Civil, Diplomatic, and Military), as appropriate.
The BBC reported that it had already received press releases from some recipients before the honours list was published, contrary to the "longstanding practice of modest secr
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The Pentecostal in me has held to the belief that God can and does heal/cure people, though why, when, and how remains a mystery. The Rationalist Disciple in me seeks answers that don't always come easily. Bruce Epperly is a progressive Christian theologian who believes that God not only heals, but contrary to folks like John Dominic Crossan, also cures, though like Crossan, he doesn't see such things happening supernaturally. Bruce's most recent book is an exploration of Jesus' healing stories, and in this post he continues a conversation begun gods week. He takes up Crossan's challenge and pushes the conversation. I invite you to read the post, perhaps buy the book, and offer your own thoughts.
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Challenging Crossan: Did Jesus Cure People?
How shall we understand the healings of Jesus in a pluralistic, postmodern, and scientific age? Can progressives claim Jesus as a healer, given the growin
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This post tells the intertwined stories of two families: the Beridges of Algarkirk (Lincs) and the Sparrows of Gosfield Place (Essex), who became connected through the marriage of James Goodeve Sparrow and Dorothy Beridge in 1817. The Beridges were a clerical family for at least three centuries. The genealogy below begins with the Rev. Dr. John Beridge (c.1572-1632), precentor of Lincoln Cathedral and rector of Shelton (Beds) and Kibworth Beauchamp (Leics), but it could be taken at least one generation further back, since his father William was also rector of Shelton and Kibworth Beauchamp. Four of John's sons became clergymen, with the eldest, William (1608-40) succeeding him at Kibworth, Basil (1613-78) acquiring the rich living of Algarkirk, Ferdinando (1609-1702) Great Paxton (Hunts) and John (1624-90) Great Massingham and Pensthorpe (Norfolk). The Rev. Basil Beridge also acquired the advowson of Algarkirk (the right to present future rectors) and