Embodying Love and Hope – The Chaplain’s Calling

Today is the last day of eight and a half years working as an NHS chaplain. I began what you might call my career at the age of twenty-five when I was ordained deacon in the Church of England's Durham diocese, and, with short breaks for study or illness, I have been doing a variety of …

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Hope and her daughters

On the Changing Attitude Facebook page, a recent post has pointed to a Guardian article about the guidance given to Synod members in their forthcoming Shared Conversations. Comments on this have revealed quite a sharp disagreement between those who are feeling optimistic about change coming in the church, and those who suspect the whole exercise …

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Janani Luwum, a sermon for Christ the King, Southwell Minster 24.11.13

One or two people have asked for an online text of today's sermon, so I am posting that here. I will try and use this as the site of some of my occasional writings - either blog postings per se - or as a place to put written material that arises for other contexts. Thanks …

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