Let me introduce you to Ruby, a guide dog puppy being trained by my wife, Jane. In time, and provided…
Music to die for? Lessons from the Top 10 Music Choices at Funerals
‘Hymns drop off top 10 funeral music choices in favour of Ed Sheeran’ screams the title of an article in…
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Easter Reflection 2019
The Cathedral of Notre Dame in Paris has been badly damaged by fire over the last few days. Pictures from…
Walls and Gates. Boundaries and Barriers. Leave and Remain.
Over the coming days, in preparation for Good Friday and Easter, many churches will be echoing to the sound of…
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Brexit: Now is definitely not the time for Reconciliation.
Three years ago, after a long and bruising referendum campaign, voices across the faith and political spectrum were calling for…
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Three Cheers for the NHS – Views from an Intensive Care Bed
It all happened so quickly. A persistent temperature developed into a pain down my right side and I was becoming…
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Wassailing in a Digital Age
At the time when many are taking down their Christmas decorations, groups of people will be gathering in orchards across…
World War 1 Centenary Commemorations – Afterthoughts
We Remembered Well But Who Was Excluded? The Commemoration of the centenary of World War 1 (WW1) caught the imagination…
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Remembering World War 1 Through the Lens of Reconciliation
On Remembrance Sunday at 11am, we shall be celebrating the moment when, 100 years ago, the guns fell silent. We…
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Austin, the Alamo and Today’s Battle in Texas
Our children help us see the world through different eyes. Our daughter works in Austin, Texas, and two visits to…
Grenfell, Carillion and Life’s Priorities
Things fall apart; the centre cannot hold; Mere anarchy is loosed upon the world, The blood-dimmed tide is loosed, and everywhere…
The Royal Wedding and the Balm in Gilead
There was the blazing colour of it all, reflected in the people, the clothes and the ceremonial; there were the…
Pentecost Reflection 2018
Somebody once said that Jerusalem is the heart of the world, and when the heart is sick then the whole…
Easter Day 2018
'Alleluia! Christ is risen! He is risen indeed. Alleluia!' These words echo in many churches, in many congregations, in many…
Easter Reflection 2018
Since attending the Paralympic Games that took place in London, 2012, I have always been encouraged and inspired by paralympians. …
Bishop Brian Castle 