Richardl

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• Tweet, Untweet

  

  In the light of Monday night's terrorist attack in Mancheste r, Twitter was doing all the things it at which it is both best and worst yesterday. On the positiv... Read more

  Posted on 24 May 2017 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• More Than Binary

  

  Anticipating a bigger conversation... Not long after moving to Newbury last Summer, I fell in love with Joseph Hillier's sculpture ' binary conversation '.... Read more

  Posted on 17 May 2017 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• What Can I Do Today?

  When I was little, my father would occasionally produce an (increasingly dog-eared) book called 'What can I do today'? It was full of ideas in response to that... Read more

  Posted on 04 May 2017 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• Indefatigable Hope…

  

  Earlier today my wife and I sent this update out to many far and near. ______ As most of you are aware, Fiona has suffered some serious health problems in recen... Read more

  Posted on 21 April 2017 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• Teaspoons and Tears on the Disciple’s Way

  

  Yesterday I finished teaching all six sessions of the Disciple's Way course at Newbury Baptist Church. Each session has been taught twice, to different audience... Read more

  Posted on 11 April 2017 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• Thou Robot

  

  Over the past few weeks I have been holding a conversation with Luke Radford, Tech Consultant Futurist on developments in future technology. You can read the... Read more

  Posted on 06 April 2017 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• Photostentialism

  

  I am an inveterate photographer. Habits set over the years mean that I invariably think how a scene might be photographed even if I have no camera on me with... Read more

  Posted on 06 April 2017 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• Going for a Song

  If you don't remember 'going for a song', then I shall need to tell you that it was the forerunner of popular antique shows like 'bargain hunt' or 'cash in the... Read more

  Posted on 01 April 2017 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• Troubled by Silence

  

  When I first came to faith, Amy Carmichael's vision was something which often seemed to be quoted in mission sermons. I have not thought of it for years.... Read more

  Posted on 12 March 2017 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• No Silver Parachutes

  Last week I found myself in an Elizabethan mansion house surrounded by social workers, foster carers and two trainers. Over the next three days I would learn ho... Read more

  Posted on 27 February 2017 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• Throop, Erf, Glig-glug

  This Sunday I found myself, unusually, adding to a sermon on the very morning when I preached. I knew it would be a tough one. I knew I would need to explain... Read more

  Posted on 15 February 2017 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• Enjoying the Mess

  

  When I was inducted to the role of minister at Newbury Baptist Church on October 1st, the children and young people of the church presented me with an olive... Read more

  Posted on 06 February 2017 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• Is Your #journey Really Necessary?

  Forty- two months after the commission to write it, Journey: the way of the disciple is nearly there. Editing and typesetting is complete, illustrations are... Read more

  Posted on 01 February 2017 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• Bubble Wrap and Whisky Marmalade

  My introduction to Adrian Plass came in 1996, when his Sacred Diary was first published. It was funny, revealing, challenging and ultimately showed a real... Read more

  Posted on 31 January 2017 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• Mrs Mopple’s Big Adventure

  Yesterday morning found me taking a phone call from a radio station shortly after 8am. In that phone call, the presenter laid down a challenge for the launch... Read more

  Posted on 29 January 2017 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• Not Such a Lonely Planet

  

  This is a journey which began with a fading sign on an overgrown path in a silted- up port in Normandy. Spotting the sign below in the Summer of 2008 in Port a... Read more

  Posted on 24 January 2017 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• A Thin Book from a Wild Coast

  

  When I am coaching students on preaching, I occasionally promote some of the books I recommend on the basis that they are 'thin'. This usually raises a smile,... Read more

  Posted on 17 January 2017 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• More Sermon Than Advert

  A little later this morning I shall preach on one of the more troublesome passages of Matthew's Gospel. It includes a paranoid monarch, the wanton death of smal... Read more

  Posted on 15 January 2017 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• Made with Love

  Three weeks ago, I sat on the steps at the front of Newbury Baptist Church surrounded by children, telling them a traditional Christmas tale from Mexico. In... Read more

  Posted on 24 December 2016 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• In Memoriam

  For those who prayed, and supported from afar - here is today's funeral address, with my thanks. _________________________________________ If you didn't know... Read more

  Posted on 16 December 2016 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY