Pride 2017
With the superbly positive movements within the Church of England in the air* it was wonderful to be at Pride celebrating the opportunity for those in the LGBT community to...
Guest Blog : A Teddy Bear’s Critique of a Placement
In ministry training, ordinands are sent off to distant lands to discover for themselves what ministry may offer and what issues they may encounter in the future. I am no different...
Who should we vote for?
My parents spoke to me of their political views and I'm sure that I initially voted for a political party based upon their perspectives. Once in work my views were...
The Walk of Witness
Today, on Good Friday, across the country many churches have left their buildings and made a Walk of Witness through their town or city. This procession, this solemn walking service,...
The Broken Beautiful
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Eggslackly
I recall once an egg given to our children by a lovely generous woman called Diane when we were on holiday abroad. It was a Hershey's Easter Cross. It wasn't...
Transitions in Life
As Lent approaches I find myself considering what to do for the next 46 days. As the days lengthen we are encouraged to give up something, notably chocolate and/or alcohol,...
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BBC sponsor vicious attack on transgender children
Post from another blog. This evening BBC2 broadcast a programme “Transgender kids: who knows best” ‘challenging the new orthodoxy that promotes affirmation (acceptance) of transgender children’. As a parent of...
Do we have time for this?
New Year's Resolutions, cleaning the house, putting away the Christmas decorations (yes we use a quasi-Methodist calendar, so ours have departed to the recesses of the garage for another year),...
Candidiate Selection
I hope that, within this blog post, I can provide snippets of information which will encourage those who feel God's calling to enter into ordained ministry within the Methodist Church...
Nativity – where are we in the scene?
Today many celebrate Jesus' birth. In some form of space-time continuum we may see both Jesus as a babe, with parents lovingly gazing at the crib, the Shepherds admiring the Christ-child and...