Two churches, yet in completely different settings — almost polar opposites.   On Wednesday daughter #2 was licensed as priest-in-charge...

The scam was so convincing I had to check it out.   On Monday I received a WhatsApp message, apparently from the very hotel in Bergerac...

“To be human is to ask: what is my life for? To be Christian is to hear: your life is for God.” So concludes philosopher, Dallas...

“Remember my chains!”   So the apostle Paul ends his letter to the church in Colossae: “I, Paul, write this greeting in my own hand....

“Worship is God’s enjoyment of us and our enjoyment of him.”   So observes Graham Kendrick, one of the most influential Christian...

This morning, as I finished reading Psalm 121, a memory from some 65 years ago came vividly to mind: “The Lord shall preserve thy going...

. Back in 2010, when my new curate arrived, we drew up a 13-point working agreement. Point 12 was very clear: neither Phil nor any member...

But will the Hill Dickinson ever have a soul?   This Sunday Everton play their first proper match at their brand new stadium at...

I had to do a double take. This wasn’t your usual memorial plaque—it was an apology. A very public apology.   On Wednesday, during our...

Tomorrow marks wedding number four — completing the set!   In just 12 days, I will have conducted four weddings and a funeral. It began...

This news story immediately caught my attention—a gift for any sub-editor in search of a headline: Sex shop converted.   Castlegate...

The climax of my nostalgia week has arrived as today we head to Cumbria. We’re staying with an old athletics friend—Dave and I ran...

A total whitewash—6–0, 6–0 in just 57 minutes. American Amanda Anisimova lost spectacularly in her Wimbledon Singles final. Her...

And the winner is… 123456, with a staggering 3,018,050 uses! The runner-up, 123456789, trails far behind with “just” 1,625,135. If you...

My advice to my daughters has always been: “If in doubt, burst into tears!” And you know what? It usually works.   Tears have been in the...

Seven men. I struggle to pronounce their names, yet I pray for them by name:   Rev Haile Naizge Dr Kuflu Gebremeskel Rev Million...

Tervehdys!   So here we are — even further north than John O’Groats. We’re in Helsinki, capital of the land of the midnight sun.   And I...

Here are five of the most dreaded phrases in the English language: “Ross, I think I’ve found a short cut!”* Closed for staff training...

A headline on the BBC News website yesterday caught my eye:  Police called in row between villagers and rector . It features the church...

For me the answer was obvious, given the overwhelming importance of Christmas in my life: “Which was the most important event in Jesus’...