As I drove from Sutton Coldfield to West Bromwich on Monday's bank holiday (a distance of eight miles) I passed dozens of Union Jacks and St George's Crosses fluttering on lampposts.
This phenomenon is not unique to the West Midlands. It’s spreading across England.
I don't know anyone who has put up a flag, so I can't speculate on the particular reason for why the flags have been displayed. But we can reflect on the reasons why there is a rise in English or British nationalism and four corresponding ways the church must respond.
Six ways people experience exile in the UK
"By the rivers of Babylon we sat and weptwhen we remembered Zion."The words of Psalm 137 are familiar …