In years gone by I used to travel to Paris for a few days in Advent. Walking, eating, sightseeing but especially absorbing myself
Adrian Cadbury and his legacy
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Book tokens are always a welcome opportunity to see what has been recently published and secure an adventure of discovery! Parti
What makes a good Church for you ?
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Perhaps ‘good’ Church has a few essential things in common?
1. They share a deeply incarnational view of the world
In Search of Patience ?
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patience
An absolute
patience.
Trees stand
up to their knees in
fog. The fog
slowly flows
uphill.
White
cobwebs, the grass
The Spanish Gallery and the Auckland Project
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I am a child of the North born and schooled in County Durham with my roots firmly embedded in the Mining Industry. My Father worke
Human Nature Exposed ? Watching Conclave
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This year have been doing some work in the Diocese of Birmingham on behalf of Sarum College. It is both engaged and fascinating as wit
Creative Repair : on empowering care and creativity
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There can be no doubt that these recent weeks have been traumatic and testing for the Church of England and for the public f
Gifts and Graces
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I have come to admire the way different individuals function in their professional roles. Yet finally I repre
Retreat Reading – McLaren on Wisdom and Courage
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One of the more challenging decisions that needs to be made in preparation for a few days away on retreat is what one might read. In the thr
The Stories we tell ourselves?
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Keeping tidy has always been an aspiration. One of the downsides of this mild, but I hope, healthy obsession is that on the whole I can
The Shrine of St Melangell – a thin place of pilgrimage
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A hidden place in Wales, where a Celtic saint gave her protection to the hare, Pennant Melangell is situated at the head of the Tanat Valley,
And so the season changes
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Fall, leaves, fall; die, flowers, away;
Lengthen night and shorten day;
Every leaf speaks bliss to me
Fluttering from the autumn tree.
I
Prayer and Intercession ( Mother Mary Clare)
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These words from Mother Mary Clare SLG are worth pondering as we enter into a new season
PRAYER in its wholeness is relations
Forming a new generation of Ministers : On reading Reverence
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Some of my readers will know that at Sarum College we form and train women and men for authorised lay and ordained ministry for the Church o
A Man Called Otto: Grief, Society and Kindness
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Netflix doesn't always yield the browsing results that it claims! That is partly dependant on its view of the subscribers viewing hi
How to write History ? On watching Firebrand
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I first came across the Midland Art Centre in 1987 through my Birmingham MPhil supervisor, Professor Stephen Pattison, who lived
All Christians are Monks – Parish and the Religious life on Renewal
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I was recently engaged in a fascinating conversation about the prospects for the church in the West. My conversation partner wonde
And into the next decade ? On finding independence and purpose in age
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A short reflection on reading Dr Angela Robertson's book 'Changing Gears: Entrepreneurs @ 50+'
I thin
Mark Santer : Bishop, Theologian, Pastor 1936-2024
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This week, the family of Mark Santer, announced his death
Our beloved father, Mark Santer, died at home on Wednesday 14th August. Over
Reading Keir Starmer : Reform, Politics and Power
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I first met Kier Starmer in 2011 when he offered advice to Lord Falcolners Commission of Assisted Dying supported by Demos - see: https://de