“Everyone knows where Dad is except Dad.” So my daughter whatsapped yesterday as I walked Cheshire’s Sandstone Trail with Bella the dog....

“I never knew a man who had better motives for all the trouble he caused.” As the 20th anniversary of 9/11 approaches, I am currently...

So tomorrow it’s going to be another D, as in Dulwich Park. For your info my other D is Delamere Forest which I did in 2019. Not that I...

An encouraging email this week: “A big thank you for the support through MDR. You are one of the few clergy I feel instinctively...

I knew it was going to be a challenging walk but our mountain walk guide promised one of the most stunning views in all of Snowdonia from...

On entering Ripon Cathedral: when all at once I saw a crowd, A host, of Origami angels. Ten thousand, to be precise. Yes, we were there...

Hi folks, In a tale of two Tokyo Olympics, who would have thought I could be beaten by a woman! This Wednesday, while sitting on...

I know that this is an outrageous claim to make but I think I was rickrolled before anyone else. At the very least I was in the first...

Why in this heat did the father run to welcome his returning son? I was discussing with one of my daughters how to communicate the Good...

What’s it like to be a guinea pig? Well, we shall soon find out. As a nation we are, in the words of yesterday’s Nature briefing, about...

For those of you who collect hashtags, #SouthgateMustGo no doubt will become an item of rare value, one which will cause much puzzlement...

I stood at the penalty spot facing the Kop to look up at the goal just 12 yards in front of me, and marvelled: “How could anyone miss at...

In my defence, I was too busy fumbling in my wallet looking for my Dobbie’s card. And social distancing had so spaced it out so I hadn’t...

“Just stay close to me,” said my father as he hurled himself into the solid wall of supporters. It seemed impossible but somehow he...

“Coincidence,” mused Albert Einstein, “is God's way of remaining anonymous.” In which case, for me yesterday the Lord showed his hand...

Me: “Jesus, why do you respond to a question by asking another?” Jesus: “Why do you think?” It’s always encouraging when you are...

Saturday, 25th October 2008: the day I beat Ron Hill. Mind you I’m not sure Ron was trying. For him the Standish Trail Race was just a...

It’s the Jimmy Saville question: how did they get away with it for so long? This morning’s newspapers are dominated by Prince William’s...

Should I lay hands on my internet router? That’s the spiritual battle for today. It’s there on my desk, just alongside my keyboard –its...

I had no choice but to enter the Gents at the end of the car park. It was to change my life, a bit. I recalled this epiphany some 30...