What do apples, cider, a robin, toast dipped in cider, a pan and spoon have to do with wassailing? I’ll…
From the birth of the Blessed Virgin Mary to the death of Princess Diana
If we were in this church 600 years ago today, we would be swept up in the great celebrations of…
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Trinity, Faith and General Election
During last week when Members of Parliament were sharpening their arguments and daggers for the coming election, there was a…
Motherhood and the Solidarity of Suffering
Mother Maria Skobtsova was a Russian Orthodox nun who lived in the first half of the twentieth century. But she…
Remembrance Sunday 2023
At the going down of the sun and in the morning, we will remember them. We remember their valour, their…
Queen Elizabeth II: Lessons on Life and Flourishing
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
It’s snowdrop season on Exmoor. As we will all have seen, scattered in clumps in our gardens, in hedgerows, in…
What is Today’s ‘Ecumenical’ Question?
Geneva houses the head-quarters of many international organisations. Among them is the headquarters of the World Council of Churches (WCC).…
Remembrance Sunday 2021
Walking through the grim, sad corridors of the former Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp, you come across the words, emblazoned on a…
Bossington Beach and Discipleship
https://videopress.com/v/lyZb8u6B?posterUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fbishopbrian.files.wordpress.com%2F2021%2F01%2Fimg_8971.jpg&preloadContent=auto Exmoor, where I live, is a region peppered with moorland inhabited by red deer and Exmoor ponies, hills dotted…
Challenges of Forgiveness
After World War II (WWII) was over, a party of church leaders from West Germany visited Moscow to begin a…
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…
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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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…
Bishop Brian Castle 
