Nov 15th 2012 -
She was walking so close to the flames you couldn’t watch without holding your breath. Every step she took, embers sparked under her feet as they stumbled across the hot charred wood around the fringes of the fire. She was carrying too much, that was clear. A pile of heavy books stacked in her boney arms, an elbow jutting awkwardly with...
Nov 14th 2012 -
Justin Welby received some pretty big news last week - he’s going to be the new Archbishop of Canterbury - in his words, an ‘astonishing and exciting’ opportunity. He has until March to tie up any loose ends in Durham and move on to his next position. I wonder what he will say to the clergy and others he leads...
Nov 12th 2012 -
When my Uncle Kevin was at university in 1968 he was in the London Bach Choir. One November evening at choir practice, the conductor said, “If you are interested in doing something fun come back here on Tuesday at 11pm. You’ll find out what it is when you get here!” Always up for a laugh, the 19 year old Kevin arrived...
Nov 9th 2012 -
The Clapham Sect were individuals from the early 1800’s who came together as a group of people who passionately believed in a big gospel; a restorative gospel. They were people with a holy dissatisfaction at churches that were becoming stagnant, and a world that had a huge blind spot to needs and brokenness. This group of men and women was made up...
Nov 8th 2012 -
“Did you Facebook-stalk when you found out?” Her big brown eyes now seemed sharp, her focus trained as she stared me down across our steaming mugs of tea. “No. No, I actually didn’t. But good question, definitely right to ask, thanks.” Welcome to this thing me and my mate Freya do, this thing Christians call “accountability”. According to my trusty degree-helper, Mr. Dictionary.com, to...
Nov 7th 2012 -
“Just met two wonderful women on the train. One chatted to me the whole way about her son at uni, my work, and life; the other I didn't even make eye contact with once, she sat on the other side of the train looking out the window, then as she walked past me to leave, she pushed a tenner into...
Nov 6th 2012 -
I have found it fascinating to watch how the US elections have played out and how the candidates Romney and Obama are trying to connect and give a message that resonates with the majority of US citizens so they can be voted in as the leader of the United States. Pleasing the majority in order to win is a difficult and compromising...
