A good side of social media are the family connections – no matter which part of the world the family is – we can video with grandchildren home from school and parents can share brief clips of scenes, moment, activities – unfiltered as they…
I was surprised to read of the English and Wales Cricket Board’s apology for its joke about The Ashes responding to Pope Francis’ social media post on Ash Wednesday. He said how ‘The Ashes’ remind us of our identity, put us in our place,…
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…
“How long will you judge unjustly and show partiality to the wicked? Give justice to the weak and the fatherless; maintain the right of the afflicted and the destitute. Rescue the weak and the needy; deliver them from the hand of the wicked.” (Psalm…
I write this ‘blurb’ having just seen photos of some our grandchildren meeting each other in Australia for the first time. Yes, the English one has just arrived – with her parents 😉 – and will eventually join Charlotte and more family. There’s a…
The Churches Together in England Forum 2022 was held this past week. Usually held every three years (unless a pandemic gets in the way) this is a gathering of 51 member churches (the ELCE became a member in 2011), ecumenical county bodies, and 71…
One of the pastoral options I set for seminarians to consider in my Pastoral Practice course is the analysis of and the pastoral care that follows when a pastor hears from a grandmother that she has baptised her granddaughter when bathing her using the…
Is it just me or are we just getting hit by one thing after another?” Charlotte and I were chatting. I had recently returned from visiting the police who were dealing with yet another troublesome domestic situation but at the same time they mentioned…
