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The Day the Clock Stopped
A humbling visit to Herculaneum and PompeiiAs a child, I used to love visiting model villages. There was something wonderful about the sense of being a giant i... Read more
Posted on 26 June 2013 HISTORY, RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY -
Eros and I!
2 am and still smiling (a bit)On Sunday morning at some point between 2 and 4am, I cycled through Piccadily circus, around the base of London’s famous statue... Read more
Posted on 13 June 2013 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY -
To Be a Pilgrim – 4
A visit to #pilgrimageukThis week I find myself in the city of Sheffield, cheerfully rubbing shoulders with Danes, Americans, Australians and Germans, as well a... Read more
Posted on 11 June 2013 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY -
Nightrider 2013
Impressions of a tired cyclistOne Thursday back in February, I wondered into a local Princess Alice Hospice shop and picked up a leaflet all about the Nightride... Read more
Posted on 09 June 2013 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY -
No P’s Just Q’s
A wordle made by youOver the past three months I have nagged, cajoled and pleaded on here throughout my training period for the #richard100 ride on behalf of th... Read more
Posted on 08 June 2013 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY -
This is Not a Lucky Coin…
…but a precious oneTomorrow night the coin you see in my hand below will be zipped carefully into the pocket of the #richard100 jersey and will accompany on my... Read more
Posted on 07 June 2013 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY -
Like a Fish Needs a Bicycle
A review of ‘Transforming Preaching’ by David HeywoodThe old joke runs that a woman needs a man “like a fish needs a bicycle”. Read more
Posted on 05 June 2013 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY -
Hope for Stories
A new champion is crownedYesterday it was announced that former computer programmer and scriptwriter Malorie Blackman is to be the new Children’s Laureate. Read more
Posted on 05 June 2013 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY -
To Be a Pilgrim (3)
No limousines A couple of years ago I was speaking on a church weekend at a large Christian conference centre. Ours was not the only group on the site, and car... Read more
Posted on 04 June 2013 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY -
Not Riding Alone
Last week before #richard100There are just 5 days to go now before I set off from Crsytal Palace on the #richard100 Nightrider ride. Read more
Posted on 03 June 2013 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY -
A Good Book
Worthy rules I have just bought a book. Although I bought it for 24 times the original cover price, I think I have a bargain. After all, who could fail to admir... Read more
Posted on 30 May 2013 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY -
Just the Job
A review of ‘Job for everyone’ by John Goldingay‘Job for everyone’ sounds a bit like one of those manifesto promises made by politicians which they never... Read more
Posted on 29 May 2013 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY -
On Tweeting with Your Knees…
…rather than from themI love Twitter. I love the elegance and linguistic economy of its 140-character limit. I love its accessibility via handheld devices –... Read more
Posted on 23 May 2013 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY -
Ventriloquist Theology and the Bede
Good companions One of the great delights of being on sabbatical is the opportunity to spend time in the company of different people. Yesterday I spent a very... Read more
Posted on 22 May 2013 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY -
Wearing the Community T-shirt
On two wheels for Princess Alice HospiceThose who have been following the story of my forthcoming #richard100 ride will know all about the special cycle jersey ... Read more
Posted on 14 May 2013 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY -
Using the Wrong Ruler
Measuring church impactJust been listening to yet another discussion of church attendance figures on the radio. Every time these things are published there is ... Read more
Posted on 12 May 2013 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY -
Cassette Tapes and Lemons
All for loveJust this week I have been tidying out a whole load of old cassette tapes from home. As they clanked and clattered in the bag on the way to the... Read more
Posted on 10 May 2013 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY -
To Be a Pilgrim – 2
First StepsI have just been writing a sermon about persistence – a topic which comes back again and again when you start to investigate pilgrimage. Read more
Posted on 09 May 2013 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY -
Confessions of a Chronological Agoraphobic
Fear of wide open diariesOver the past few days, one of my companions on various planes, trains and trams has been Peter Stanford with his fascinating book ‘Th... Read more
Posted on 07 May 2013 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY -
To Be a Pilgrim -1
Cologne Once upon a time, long ago, a star came travelling on its makers orders to catch the attention of a wise man, or two, or three, somewhere in Persia.... Read more
Posted on 06 May 2013 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY