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Where is the Moral Authority in a Political System dominated by Wealth?

10 Feb, 202312 Feb, 2023 Brian2 Comments

I recently watched President Zelenskyy of Ukraine addressing the British Houses of Parliament in Westminster Hall. His courage, eloquence and…

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Christmas Reflection 2022

25 Dec, 202225 Dec, 2022 Brian3 Comments

In 1566 Flemish artist Pieter Breugel painted a remarkable picture called ‘Census at Bethlehem.’ In his picture, Breugel transports the…

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Love and Pain

15 Dec, 202216 Dec, 2022 Brian2 Comments

This is the third of a series of blogs reflecting on my health challenges of some months ago. I am…

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Published Articles

Escaping to the Country – the Counterurbanisation Cascade and the Rural Church.

26 Nov, 2022 BrianLeave a comment

For the last thirty years, there has been a steady migration from urban to rural areas. After the 1991 census,…

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Solidarity in Pain and Suffering

6 Nov, 20226 Nov, 2022 Brian1 Comment

This is the second of a series of blogs reflecting on my health challenges which began some months ago. Like…

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Life’s Unexpected Journeys

31 Oct, 2022 Brian4 Comments

This is the first of a number of blogs reflecting on my health challenges which began some months ago. I…

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Sermons

Queen Elizabeth II: Lessons on Life and Flourishing

12 Sep, 202212 Sep, 2022 Brian1 Comment

I, like many others, never met the Queen, but I, also like many others, feel that I knew her not…

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At the Heart of Fragility is Life

13 Feb, 202214 Feb, 2022 BrianLeave a comment

It’s snowdrop season on Exmoor.  As we will all have seen, scattered in clumps in our gardens, in hedgerows, in…

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What is Today’s ‘Ecumenical’ Question?

5 Feb, 20226 Feb, 2022 BrianLeave a comment

Geneva houses the head-quarters of many international organisations.  Among them is the headquarters of the World Council of Churches (WCC).…

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Remembrance Sunday 2021

14 Nov, 202115 Nov, 2021 BrianLeave a comment

Walking through the grim, sad corridors of the former Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration  camp, you come across the words, emblazoned on a…

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Afghanistan’s Trauma and the Blessed Virgin Mary

16 Aug, 202116 Aug, 2021 Brian

I was listening to the radio on Sunday morning (15th August) with a heavy heart.  Voices from Afghanistan were describing…

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Martyrdom – another strategy for Church growth

10 Jul, 202112 Jul, 2021 Brian10 Comments

While the Church of England has been debating church growth and the aspiration to create ten thousand new Christian communities…

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Contemplating Exmoor

St. Beuno’s Church, Culbone

14 Apr, 202113 Apr, 2021 Brian3 Comments

Welcome to Culbone church, dedicated to the popular Welsh saint Beuno. Able to seat around thirty, this is the smallest…

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Contemplating Exmoor

Allerford Packhorse Bridge

24 Mar, 202123 Mar, 2021 Brian1 Comment

I was first drawn to Allerford to admire its remarkable packhorse bridge.  In the many times that I have visited…

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Contemplating Exmoor

Valley of the Rocks

17 Mar, 202116 Mar, 2021 Brian5 Comments

I love the Valley of the Rocks.  It is majestic, with its cliffs confidently towering above the sea.   At the…

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