The topic of blasphemy and public sensibilities – or is it sensitivities? – what is the difference? – ebbs and flows like a long tide, it seems to me. Currently in Australia there are some debates happening about a particularly gross comment about Jesus…
A parent knows – especially after the first child – not to have any illusions of childhood innocence. One word parents don’t teach their children is ‘Mine!’. I’ve heard it said that you could put two children in a room each with an identical…
The Lutheran Women’s League of Great Britain held its Convention online yesterday to which I was invited to lead the opening service and give a devotion. The theme was ‘The Beatitudes’ (Matthew 5:1-12). Often Christianity is thought of as being about rules and tasks…
I am listening to a podcast series (Statecraftiness) about politics and international relations (the focus is Australia and the Pacific Islands region) and how countries seek to influence other countries. I am finding it fascinating – not least because I sense that I am…
Next Saturday (6th May) King Charles III’s coronation is scheduled to take place and the United Kingdom and the world will see, I’m sure, pageantry at its finest. The coronation is a religious ceremony of the Church of England in which the monarch makes…
Later this afternoon at 3:00pm smartphones and tablets will make a loud siren sound as the British Government tests its new emergency alert service. You can get a preview of it online if you’re curious. I was curious and the alert siren does sound…
The Internet knew I was in Australia. My BBC podcasts started having advertising in them – particularly for a brand of Aussie sunburn cream and my emails started to be peppered with the numerous new advertising not seen in the UK and the…
The Internet knew I was in Australia. My BBC podcasts started having advertising in them – particularly for a brand of Aussie sunburn cream and my emails started to be peppered with the numerous new advertising not seen in the UK and the one…
On the road I listen to many podcasts. This week I listened to a new one. (I had finished listening to The Lutheran Inquisitor on Lutheran Radio UK – how’s that for an unashamed ‘plug’ – yes, a promotion for something you should listen…
The ELCE Strategic Planning Day in Cambridge has come and gone. Consumed by the day to day of church life and the church-wide restructure, the Executive Council thought it prudent to ‘look forward’ with the idea what should we be doing together in this…
