The Church wants to be both relevant and different; it needs to be able to speak to people where they are but also make a positive difference. The gospel needs to be inculturated: the good news of Jesus’ life, death More …

I love games, so do my children. I used to be (and maybe I still am) rather serious about really trying to win. Winning is important otherwise a game is no fun. If one of the participants doesn’t really mind More …

The climate is changing in many different contexts. The weather seems strange with a spring feel to October which makes me wonder whether this is lovely or disastrous. The economic climate is changing evidenced by a short chat on Sunday More …

We are moving house. As many people in today’s society and especially as many people in ordained ministry we move a lot. Every time it seems more difficult but also more exhilarating. This time we move to a smaller house More …

My four year old is gripped by the parable of the ‘Good Samaritan’. (This is a story, originally told by Jesus, about a man who gets robbed and then helped by the most unlikely character available.) My son is mainly More …

Susan Blackmore wrote on the 14th of October in the Guardian about her experience at a baptism service: “What was this? I checked in the nicely printed service booklet. Yes, the baptism part began with a reading from Mark 10 More …