It is nice to keep learning; to gain a new insight; to grow in understanding. That happened to me at Pastors’ Study Week this past week on a few occasions. The pastors bring their experiences and perspectives, our book study (Jonathan Haidt’s ‘The Anxious…
I finished transferring all our family dates – births, baptisms, anniversaries, deaths – onto our 2025 calendar this week and included some dear friends and events we don’t want to forget. Ok, I started it in January (!) but only did up to February…
Some songs just hit home; resonate with you; ‘grab’ you. You hear versions of songs and meanings and a person’s life on the BBC’s Desert Island Discs. I came across Lewis Capaldi’s, ‘Someone You Loved’ by an algorithm shortly after the song was released….
My past two weeks have had their share of queues – mainly in airports, waiting for something to happen – to deposit bags, to enter the security area, to be scanned, to go through passport control, to get a coffee, to board the plane,…
This is the message I gave at the VE Service (8th May) at the 11:00am Remembrance Service at the Mildenhall Cenotaph. It was based on Micah 4:1-4 particularly v.3 – “He shall judge between many peoples, and shall decide disputes for strong nations far away;…
I’m not sure why I woke but I had a sense that something had happened with my phone. If it rings at 2:00am it is not for good news is my experience. I blearily looked at it and there had been no phone call…
I don’t remember where I was at the announcement of any previous Pope. I can recall where I was when Neil Armstrong stepped onto on the moon. I can recall where I was when 9/11 was happening. And now I can recall where I…
There is a mystery and an intimacy – a resurrection reality – when receiving Holy Communion. Jesus’ real presence is not defined by us – by our effort or emotions, whether we ‘feel’ him present or not – because Jesus declares what Holy Communion…
I was surprised and saddened on Easter Monday to hear of the death of Pope Francis. My immediate thought was that with Easter’s proclamation that death’s sting is gone and the grave no longer has the victory still ringing in our ears, there is…
