It has been a warm winter’s day, but when the sun sinks below the horizon, the temperature drops sharply. The…
View Across The Vale of Porlock
This is a special place. I am standing on a hill above Porlock Vale, delighting in some of the many…
Introduction to Contemplating Exmoor
At a time when the world is in great turmoil, not least with its struggling with the Coronavirus, Contemplating Exmoor…
Coronavirus and End of Life Care and Rituals
It was a tragedy. A devoted sister was not able to be with her brother when he died and she…
Pentecost Reflection 2020
They had been in lockdown for some time. They were locked down because they feared for their lives. But when…
Easter Reflection 2020
Easter is a time of celebration and fresh beginnings. In the northern hemisphere spring is taking hold: trees and plants…
Preventing people from praying in churches removes a source of healing and well-being
I live in a small village on Exmoor, Somerset, with a very fine thirteenth century church at its heart. In…
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Letter to my Member of Parliament
I am writing for three reasons. First I would like to congratulate you on your election as MP for Bridgwater…
With Christmas packed away, do we forget it until next December?
Last Monday, the day after 12th night, Jane and I packed away Christmas. We took down the cards. We dismantled…
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The Christmas Love Story
Tonight we have come together to hear again and celebrate a love story. Not a Mills and Boon kind of…
Visiting the Gardens of Eden
Recently I visited the Gardens of Eden. It was a remarkable experience. Leaving behind a cold, wet, dreary Britain depressed…
The Mission of Music and of the Rural Church
In the Great Hall of Crowcombe Court, an eighteenth century country house located in the lee of the Quantock Hills,…
Remembrance Sunday 2019 – Patriotism is Not Enough
‘I wasn’t brave. I was lucky. I was just doing a job…’ These were the words of 94 year old…
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Fed up with Brexit? Look to the Angels.
It’s Michaelmas and it’s an uncertain time. In medieval times, Michaelmas saw the seasons shift from harvest into later autumn. …
Where are Life’s Priorities?
The newly appointed chief executive (CEO) of Black and Decker called a meeting of his management team. He had in…
