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I have been back to Cumbria recently. I was successively Team Vicar and Team Rector there for a while. There were good times and not so good times. To be honest, when I was good, I was very very good, … Continue reading →

These are the notes which I loosely used in my paper at the recent BIAPT Conference. I am submitting a short piece arising out of it to Practical Theology Croeso i Gweithdy. Welcome to the Workshop Mae hyn yn fy … Continue reading →

Maybe I am wrong. I admit it. Maybe, just maybe, my support of the Labour Party is misguided. Maybe those who have led the Labour movement fail to understand British society. Maybe the Labour Party will have to decide what … Continue reading →

I have been reading H is for Hawk. If I am honest when I set out on my Lenten journey, I should have finished it by Day 5, but here I am at the end of Mothering Sunday, still not … Continue reading →

I am afraid for a variety of reasons my Lent went splat. I will blog about it one day. I have had more time that I might have expected to on my own. The noisy silence of the early mornings … Continue reading →

Day 13 saw a trip to Sutton Coldfield. The signs for Lichfield set me thinking. Lichfield is the home of Chad’s great Cathedral, and March 2nd is the feast of Chad. After the celebrations of March 1st of David, Patron … Continue reading →

Almost immediately after Peter confesses that Jesus is the Messiah, Mark has Jesus begin to redefine what Messiah is. Jesus is the one who follows the way of the cross. This would have been scandalous to the first hearers of … Continue reading →

The Archdeacon of Bangor when reflecting on ministry offered the following thought: most of us are caught between grace and guilt. That set me thinking. I, being me, wanted to reject the notion completely. Upon consideration, he is right. It … Continue reading →