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Christmas is a celebration of new life and new possibilities.  At the heart of this celebration is the birth of…

‘Let me write the hymns of the Church and I care not who writes the theology,’ wrote Dr. R.W.Dale, minister…

Just as an older generation remember where they were when they heard news of President Kennedy’s assassination in 1963, so…

Love Story I have recently been reading an anthology of love poems. The poems are intimate, tender, loving, passionate and…

These have been heady days for democracy.  Last week,  the British Prime Minister has indicated the path in which she…

How can we celebrate the birth of Christ in the middle of the humanitarian disaster tragically unfolding in Aleppo, Syria? …

In recent weeks the Archbishop of Canterbury and Pope Francis were celebrating in Rome a relationship that was initiated by…

The die is cast.  The United Kingdom will be negotiating its way out of the EU – though, with Scotland…

I recently visited Berlin for the first time and was struck by the fact that the Berlin Wall, which divided…

I have been fortunate to visit Israel and Palestine on a number of occasions.  In a conversation with a senior…

One of the many highlights of my time as Bishop of Tonbridge was spending Epiphany (5th - 6th January) in…

I was recently in a department store and was delighted to hear a well-rehearsed Salvation Army band playing Christmas music.…

Over the last year I have been to three weddings.  A Zimbabwean wedding at which I officiated (in Southend).  A…

Letter Sent To Rt.Hon Michael Fallon And Other MPs In The Diocese Of Rochester Dear Michael, Assisted Dying Bill I…

Letter To The Diocese Of Rochester From The Bishops Of Rochester And Tonbridge Dear Brothers and Sisters Tanzania Drought Appeal…