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Simon Benham’s Blog
Hello, and thanks for making it to my blog. My name is Simon and I am the Senior Pastor here at Kerith Community Church.
This blog is a place for me to share thoughts on pretty much anything which takes my interest. This will often be related to things happening in our church community or life lessons I am in the process of learning. It could also be reflections on current world events, reviews of books I am reading or commentary on how well Newcastle United are doing in the league! You just never know what you're going to get...
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Simon
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The cost of living crisis is here, but how can we respond?
There’s no denying that we are in a cost of living crisis and sadly, we know that things are only going to get worse. So how do we respond? I want to suggest two responses that I’ve pulled from the early Church; firstly for those who are struggling and then for those who may be in a position to help.