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Death and all his friends
The last mile of the Boston Marathon was dedicated to the memory of the victims of the Newtown shootings. The 26th mile for the 26 who died. Reports suggest family members lined the final mile. Tragedy...
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We need to talk about singleness
First up, a confession: I was once a junior chess champion. I even got a medal for it. So there’s nothing wrong with joining a chess club to find a date. I don’t think we talk too much about...
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What do single Christians want their church leaders to do?
Tonight I went along to a Christian Connection event reporting back on a survey of 3000 people, mostly users of their dating site, about singleness and the church. David Pullinger analysed the data and...
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Is finding a wife like shopping for shoes?
Are you looking for a wife? Or, are you happy being single? That wasn’t quite the question put to me but it sums up the sentiment. That it is a choice. And that either I am happy being single or I...
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Living on porridge and making pea soup: I’m living below the line
50 grammes of porridge isn’t very much. And it’s fairly tasteless on its own, but I’d ran out of money so couldn’t afford even the cheapest jam, honey or golden syrup. For £1 I’ve got a pot of broth on...
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UKIP if you want to: How to assess UKIP following the local elections?
Firstly, did they really do that well? There’s been some comment casting doubt on this, pointing out that their presence on local councils across the UK is similar to the Green Party, and unlike the...
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The Sea Change by Joanna Rossiter: A Review
It is a weird feeling buying a book off a shelf and knowing the person behind the book. There was the surge of excitement that a journey has reached this milestone (accompanied with the obligatory...
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Thoughts on Bangladesh – bought at too heavy a price
It’s thought that over 1000 people died after a garment factory in Bangladesh collapsed. They say that guns don’t kill people: bullets do. Maybe in this case t-shirts don’t kill people but garment...
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Do nice guys finish last? Is pleasant unpalatable?
Sometimes I wish I was someone else. Sometimes I wish I had a little more bravado. Sometimes I wish I laughed at things other people found funny. I wish I was more spontaneous. I wish I was...
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Found in The English Churchman: Pop Singer Raps Against Televangelists
Every other Friday at work I get a treat. I get to sit back for a few minutes and browse through the latest issue of The English Churchman. Their website is rather minimalist, but you might find a...
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Hope for humanity amid the darkness
We did not expect nor did we invite a confrontation with evil. Yet the true measure of a people’s strength is how they rise to master that moment when it does arrive. 44 people were killed a couple of...
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Liking likes, revering retweets, and passionate about page views
For a long time, pretty much since I started this blog, I’ve struggled against getting hooked on how many people are reading, how many retweets my links get, likes and shares on facebook and generally...
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Do you trust lobbyists?
Over on Tearfund’s Just Policy blog Rosanne White confesses to being a lobbyist. I particularly concur with her fears of alienation at the dinner table if the topics of religion and politics are off...
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A portrait of pain: words from before the blog
This morning I remembered something I wrote about two years ago about friendships, relationships, and isolation. It was before I started writing in this space. The style is different, it’s really a...
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Faith in the Community: we need more than tolerance
“Building strong working relationships between local authorities and religious communities should not be based on mere ‘tolerance’. It should be about talking, listening, and growing together....
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Girl Guides, promises, and restarting the crusades
“You’re out to restart the crusades!” I haven’t listened to the interview so I’m quoting from memory and may have missed some suitable nuance in the original, but this was the charge that came against...
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Why do Christians always dance in circles?
Today I want to talk about Christian dancing. I’m not talking about the flag waving activity prone to take place in the aisles at more charismatic conferences, but the way that Christians dance. I’ve...
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Viral Vicar: relevancy, participation and leadership
Once upon a time a vicar threw her hands up in the air. She danced like she did not care. And everyone loved it. That is accept a few dullards unable to see the fun and brilliance of celebrating a...
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Caring for sparrows: A response to Matthew Parris
Matthew Parris wrote in the Spectator last week: “Why is Christianity so unhelpful on the very ethical dilemma that most concerns ordinary people in our everyday lives? Why does Jesus have nothing...
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New life and relentless love
I’ve written before of the valleys of my faith, the days that run dark like the depths of caves, the silence that overwhelms, when shame threatens to extinguish hope. The days when I do not want to...
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