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• The Baptist, the Biker and the Canticles

  

  Off the reservation with the O antiphons For three of the Sundays this month I have been preaching through the ‘O antiphons’. These chants, or canticles,... Read more

  Posted on 17 December 2012 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• Like a Candle Flame (III)

  

  Candle of love Today I shall light the third advent candle, often recognised as the’candle of love’, with a focus on  John the Baptist. I often think... Read more

  Posted on 15 December 2012 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• Making the Simple Complex

  

  A lesson from The Assembly In the pursuit of excellence in communication, I have tried to feature before on this blog examples of... Read more

  Posted on 15 December 2012 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• Pause for Feedback

  

  A lesson from the BBC Over the past five years it has been my privilege to record over 100 scripts for Pause for Thought on BBC Radio 2. Read more

  Posted on 13 December 2012 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• An Antidote to Census Blues

  

  Story tracker hits the mark Is your head spinning with tales of tumbling figures when it comes to Christianity? Are you overwhelmed with tales of Jedis on the... Read more

  Posted on 12 December 2012 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• Story is King

  Just ask YouTube To many YouTube may seem like the home of family pets grinning at the camera, clumsy dads falling off ladders and shaky videos of   birthday... Read more

  Posted on 11 December 2012 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• Like a Candle Flame (II)

  Candle of Peace This morning I shall light the second of the candles on the advent wreath. (For a reminder on the significance of all four click here)  This... Read more

  Posted on 09 December 2012 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• What Have You Done Today?

  A flight of hope Ever since I read this article yesterday, I have been wondering what I was doing 25 years ago. Whatever it was, I certainly was not piloting... Read more

  Posted on 08 December 2012 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• On Missing the Point

  A warning It has always struck me that one of the saddest moments in the whole Christmas story is to be found in Matthew’s Gospel. Read more

  Posted on 06 December 2012 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• Rascal!

  A Dizzee start to the day When I arrived at the church where I work this morning, there was an unusual start to my day: Just turned down a request from dizzee... Read more

  Posted on 05 December 2012 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• More Than Abba and Ericsson

  A Swedish export for Advent I wonder whether you have come across the ‘Living Advent Calendar’ In Henley-upon-Thames? The idea originated in Stockholm, and is... Read more

  Posted on 03 December 2012 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• Like a Candle Flame

  

  The candle of hope Every year, despite the lingering threat of the dreaded ‘four candles‘, we use an Advent Crown in church on the four Sundays of Advent. Each... Read more

  Posted on 02 December 2012 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• Are You Sitting Comfortably?

  The enduring power of story Regular readers of this blog will know that my little children’s story, ‘The Littlest Star’ has been pretty busy recently.... Read more

  Posted on 30 November 2012 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• Elisha and the Spaceman

  

  Marked by the chariots of fire Yesterday I concluded a series on the life of Elisha. On this particular occasion, I chose a narrative approach. As I wrote it I... Read more

  Posted on 26 November 2012 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• Happy Birthday, Littlest Star

  

  One year on… Every time I read the tweet below, I have to pinch myself to believe that it really happened. Less than three weeks after the tweet was sent, ‘The... Read more

  Posted on 22 November 2012 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• In Praise of Drips

  

  Encouragement Encouragement, like a preposterously beautiful stalactite, grows little by little. Each tiny drop, trickling down and down, carries with it a few... Read more

  Posted on 20 November 2012 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• Enemies – Really?

  

  Perspective under attack I am not an Anglican and I am not a woman. These two things mean that my understanding of the passions within and history behind the... Read more

  Posted on 19 November 2012 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• Copper Coils and Life on Mars

  

  2LO calling At 17.33 GMT yesterday, BBC Radio marked its 90th anniversary by airing the same piece simultaneously across 55 radio stations. Read more

  Posted on 15 November 2012 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• Only Words…

  

  Can you hear them? I spend a lot of time here, on Twitter, in a pulpit and elsewhere banging the drum for the importance of words. Read more

  Posted on 13 November 2012 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• On the Offensive

  

  Burning poppies and the threshold of offence Yesterday, it would seem, a man was arrested for posting a picture of a burning poppy on Facebook. Read more

  Posted on 12 November 2012 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY