Joy and laughter
Have you ever wondered why there’s so little laughter in church spaces? On the clown course we laughed a lot. At one point I was standing with a man’s head sticking out from between my knees. I didn’t quite know…
Who are we becoming
Discernming the people, the communities and the church we are called to be at this time and place
Who are we becoming
Discernming the people, the communities and the church we are called to be at this time and place
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Left-field newness
Some of you followed my SAD journey in Advent last year. I found myself on Facebook daily pouring out the pain and discomfort of living Advent and Christmas as a single person. I was surprised by what that diary evoked…
Clown
Two of these people look fully alive: one looks foolish. Funnily enough, the foolish one is neither of the clowns! I queued (possibly even queue-jumped some small people) in my eagerness for this photo, having fallen in love with Les…
M&M (2)
I realised this morning it’s twenty years since the astonishing Other we often call God met me in an unexpected place (in a stranger’s home in St Albans), and told me I was going to be a priest in the…
M&M (1)
Magnificent. Not a word most of us would identify with but I’ve heard it twice over the Christmas season in different contexts. Firstly a Church of England bishop thanked his diocesan staff for their work throughout the year in a…