Nicholas Baines
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Musings of a restless bishop
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I write about anything that interests me - from faith to football, from politics to the arts and media.
LATEST ARTICLES ( 584 )
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Justice (Serbia 2)
It’s really hot and humid here in Novi Sad, Serbia. This morning threatened thunder and rain, but it’s ended up being just … er … hot and humid. Read more
Posted on 02 June 2018 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY -
Stranger (Serbia 1)
I am in Novi Sad in Serbia for the General Assembly of the Conference of European Churches. The shadow in which 500 Christians from a vast range of churches mee... Read more
Posted on 02 June 2018 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY -
The Wedding
I listened to the Royal Wedding (Harry and Meghan, obviously) on the drive to Glasgow yesterday. Marvellous. The soporific opening belied what was to follow:... Read more
Posted on 20 May 2018 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY -
Babel Revisited (Yorkshire Post)
This is the text of an article published on Friday 18 May (pre-Pentecost) in the Yorkshire Post:Does Teresa May speak French? Or German? Or any other foreign... Read more
Posted on 20 May 2018 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY -
Everybody Hurts
This is the script of this morning’s Pause for Thought on BBC Radio 2’s Chris Evans Show (in Mental Health Week):It seems to me that some people are better at... Read more
Posted on 15 May 2018 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY -
Brexit: Agencies (House of Lords)
This is the text of my speech moving Amendment 93 to the EU (Withdrawal) Bill on the last day of Report Stage in the House of Lords. Read more
Posted on 08 May 2018 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY -
Celebrating the Commonwealth
This is the basic text of my sermon at the Commonwealth Service (with civic and multi faith attendance) at Leeds Minster this afternoon:Finally, beloved,... Read more
Posted on 22 April 2018 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY -
Whose Reich?
This is the script of this morning’s Thought for the Day on BBC Radio 4’s Today programme (broadcast from Berlin and focusing on the impact on Germany of... Read more
Posted on 11 April 2018 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY -
Martin Luther King: 50 Years
This is the script of this morning’s Pause for Thought on BBC Radio 2’s Chris Evans Show with Sara Cox:I have seen the Promised Land.50 years. I remember... Read more
Posted on 05 April 2018 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY -
It’s Not a Kinda Magic (Easter Day 2018)
This is the basic text of this morning’s sermon at Bradford Cathedral:John 20:1-18Do you realise that in the eyes of many, many people, by coming here this... Read more
Posted on 01 April 2018 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY -
For the Clergy
This is the basic text of my Maundy Thursday sermon at Wakefield Cathedral when the clergy gather to reaffirm their ordination vows:2 Corinthians 4 (with... Read more
Posted on 01 April 2018 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY -
The Facts of the Matter?
This is the script of this morning’s Thought for the Day on BBC Radio 4’s Today programme:Remember this? “Humpty Dumpty to Alice in ‘Through the Looking Glass:... Read more
Posted on 20 March 2018 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY -
Questions and Answers
This is the script of this morning’s Pause for Thought on BBC Radio 2’s Chris Evans Show:I was getting off a bus in London late last night when a bloke... Read more
Posted on 07 March 2018 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY -
Skripal, Russia and Poison
It is obvious why Russia is being blamed for arranging the apparent attack on former double agent (Russian military intelligence office and MI5 spy) – there is ... Read more
Posted on 06 March 2018 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY -
The Language of Leaving
In her great book of essays The Givenness of Things Marilynne Robinson makes an observation that struck me:Whenever there is talk of decline – as in fact there... Read more
Posted on 04 March 2018 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY -
What’s It All For?
This is the text of this morning’s Thought for the Day on BBC Radio 2’s Today programme, following yesterday’s debate in the House of the Lords on the EU... Read more
Posted on 31 January 2018 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY -
The EU (Withdrawal) Bill: Debate in the House of Lords
This is the basic text of my speech in the House of Lords during the Second Reading of the European Union (Withdrawal) Bill:My Lords, many speakers will attend... Read more
Posted on 30 January 2018 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY -
Flagging It up
This is the script of this morning’s Thought for the Day on BBC Radio 4’s Today programme:News, by definition, is unpredictable. Read more
Posted on 19 January 2018 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY -
Number Your Days
This is the script of this morning’s Pause for Thought on BBC Radio 2’s Chris Evans Show:I was on the train down from Leeds yesterday – at some unearthly hour... Read more
Posted on 16 January 2018 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY -
The View from Space
This is the script of this morning’s Thought for the Day on BBC Radio 4’s Today programme:Earlier this morning India launched a rocket to deliver a satellite... Read more
Posted on 12 January 2018 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY