May 24, 2023
The coronation was a triumph – visually, logistically and symbolically. A man in his seventies, weighed down by the crown and robes of the peculiars (in […]
February 4, 2023
The Archbishop of Canterbury finds himself between a rock and a hard place in regard to the current furore over sexual orientation and the meaning of […]
September 22, 2022
Think of going the wrong way up a one-way street and multiply the feeling by a hundred for the feeling you get the moment you realise […]
September 17, 2022
Chance conversations often have the most profound significance. Yesterday, I got caught up in one, a half over-heard exchange between someone and their dog. A family […]
June 12, 2022
The best conversations begin in the ordinariness of a moment. A table conversation, even among people who know each other well, will often take time to […]
June 6, 2022
If Boris Johnson is done for, as some predict, what will we have learned? Or will we choose not to reflect and learn at all, but […]
May 19, 2022
It is reported by the BBC[1] that a senior Russian military figure, Mikhail Khodarenok, a military analyst and retired colonel has, on a highly viewed programme on […]
May 7, 2022
Back in the 70’s and 80’s there were Christians who wore a wrist band with the letters WWJD, standing for ‘What would Jesus Do?’ I never […]
April 2, 2022
In the current edition of the Church Times ( Comment April 1st, 2022) we are given a stark portrayal of bullying as it is experienced in […]