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

Ross Moughtin
21 hours ago


When our repentance is set in stone
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...

Ross Moughtin
Aug 15


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

Ross Moughtin
Aug 8


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

Ross Moughtin
Aug 1


When nostalgia beckons
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...

Ross Moughtin
Jul 25


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

Ross Moughtin
Jul 18


The ultimate password
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...

Ross Moughtin
Jul 11


When we weep
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...

Ross Moughtin
Jul 4


When you are disappeared for 21 years
Seven men. I struggle to pronounce their names, yet I pray for them by name: Rev Haile Naizge Dr Kuflu Gebremeskel Rev Million...

Ross Moughtin
Jun 27


When the sun never sets
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...

Ross Moughtin
Jun 20


When they're out to get you!
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...

Ross Moughtin
Jun 13


When we are beaten up by the tabloids
A headline on the BBC News website yesterday caught my eye: Police called in row between villagers and rector . It features the church...

Ross Moughtin
Jun 6


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

Ross Moughtin
May 30


When we are completely puzzled
“Number 6: I will not make any deals with you. I've resigned. I will not be pushed, filed, stamped, indexed, briefed, debriefed or...

Ross Moughtin
May 23


Who said you could blow up our hangar?
For me, one of the most dramatic and unforgettable scenes in any film comes from Guy Hamilton’s Battle of Britain . In fact, the movie...

Ross Moughtin
May 16


Two Americans on a collision course
Two Americans took centre stage yesterday, yet they could hardly be more different. First, we witnessed vintage Donald Trump as he...

Ross Moughtin
May 9


When following Jesus becomes a hobby
I had an unexpectedly fascinating conversation this week—about eggs. Yes, really. I dropped in to see a friend, David, who opened my eyes...

Ross Moughtin
May 2


Who would be a Pope today?
“Ambition, the moth of holiness,” observes Stanley Tucci as Cardinal Bellini in Edward Berger’s political thriller Conclave . With a...

Ross Moughtin
Apr 25


Mary Magdalene - the woman who stayed
To be with someone you love in terrible pain—and to stay with them—takes courage. In fact, the pain you endure as a witness can be just...

Ross Moughtin
Apr 18


What an amazing brain I have
What’s the most wonderful, most extraordinary entity in the entire universe? Answer: me. Well—not just me, but my sense of being me....

Ross Moughtin
Apr 11
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