This year more than any other year we need to make the most of what Common Worship, the Anglican collection
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Books for Today – September 2021
Mountains Move: Achieving social cohesion in a multicultural society (Paternoster, Milton Keynes 2021. 213pp: £12.99) by Steve Bell focusses on
Continue readingNot all marriages last
I often say that I would have written better blogs if I had first received the responses! This was true
Continue readingThe personal touch makes a real difference
Some weeks ago I had to undergo day surgery to have a pacemaker implanted. Although I could not have received
Continue readingToday is our 54th wedding anniversary
For those in the Northern hemisphere who are sent my blog, today (26 August) is our 54th wedding anniversary –
Continue readingAre we all Zoomed out
“Zoomed out: the surreal nonsense of the online meeting cannot end soon enough… Over the past year, virtual gatherings have
Continue readingGrowing churches are welcoming churches
The other Sunday Caroline and I visited a church where nobody spoke to us. We arrived ten minutes before the
Continue readingOnly one personality counts
A month or so ago a friend emailed me: “Write about personality – I have heard only half a sermon
Continue readingReimagining Ministerial Formation
As a former principal of a theological college I read with considerable interest Reimagining Ministerial Formation (SCM, London 2021. 181pp:
Continue readingGrowing Older Together
It was with sadness that a month or two ago I read on the front page of the paper, “Bill
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