Ross Moughtin
When the Gospel seed is planted
Sometimes good news catches you off balance. That certainly was our experience earlier this week when we turned up at an unfamiliar...
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Ross Moughtin
- Sep 22
When global warming isn't my problem.
The big problem of global warming is that it is not a problem for me, not in my lifetime. The very opposite, in fact: warmer summers,...
Ross Moughtin
- Sep 15
When Barbie and Ken encounter Reality.
Ken: I just don't know who I am without you. Barbie: You're Ken. Ken: But it's Barbie and Ken. There's no just Ken. That's why I was...
Ross Moughtin
- Sep 8
Sundays at 6.30 - the end of an era
“Lighten our darkness, we beseech thee, O Lord.” This coming Sunday for the first time in aeons, I will be leading a service of choral...
Ross Moughtin
- Sep 1
In the darkest sky, even to shine
“When things go wrong, don’t go with them,” so observed Elvis. Or someone else – quite a few would lay claim to this quote. But things...
Ross Moughtin
- Aug 25
A lesson on how to be mega-rich
He may have been the richest man in the world – but even so, I felt I owed him one, and so we visited the humble home in which he was...
Ross Moughtin
- Aug 18
When churches burn and Christians suffer
It was painful to watch. You may have seen the item on last night’s BBC News at Ten from Pakistan, how an enraged mob in Jaranwala set...
Ross Moughtin
- Aug 11
We need to think, as simple as that.
As we approach a new season for the Premier League, the good news is that Everton is currently 9th, just behind Crystal Palace and one...
Ross Moughtin
- Aug 4
That we need New Wine
So here we are in the middle of a rather damp field in Kent, under an overcast sky, for our annual New Wine experience. However, the...
Ross Moughtin
- Jul 28
Why this fascination with railways?
For me it is the ultimate expression of Anglicanism as Chester Cathedral hosts “Making Tracks,” the model railway created by musician...
Ross Moughtin
- Jul 21
The Great Creme Egg Robbery
The big question, of course, is WHY? Why would anyone want to steal 200,000 Cadbury Crème Eggs? Two maybe, but 200,000! I came across...
Ross Moughtin
- Jul 14
A Mission Impossible, for each of us
“As always, should you or any of your IM Force be caught or killed, the Secretary will disavow any knowledge of your actions. This tape...
Ross Moughtin
- Jul 7
When the Holy Spirit glues
We are facing an epidemic of loneliness, and strangely social media is making things worse. At least that is the considered opinion of...
Ross Moughtin
- Jun 30
How God enjoys working through eccentrics
It was a ministry for a season. Effective for its time and place, the ICS campsite ministry served a strategic purpose for its era. But...
Ross Moughtin
- Jun 23
When refugees drown
“Let the exile come, let the stranger come let the weary come find rest.” So begins Robin Mark’s haunting song “Come heal this land.”...
Ross Moughtin
- Jun 16
When we go back in time and place
Well here we are in the walled township of Villefranche-de-Conflent, nestled in the foothills of the Pyrenees, about 50k from the...
Ross Moughtin
- Jun 9
When God bounced me up and down
I was ordained by mistake, or at the very least, the result of a big misunderstanding. There lies a tale and because the main events...
Ross Moughtin
- Jun 2
Does God support Everton?
For me, it was more than the usual nerves. This was a spiritual battle as I desperately tried not to pray: “Lord, please, please don’t...
Ross Moughtin
- May 26
Christian celebrities, the ultimate oxymoron.
The apostle Paul lacked personal charisma – and he knew it. And his opponents were quick to point this out. “His letters are weighty and...
Ross Moughtin
- May 19
When the Son of God enters the Sun
Those of you who read the Sun would have been given a helpful lesson in theology in yesterday’s edition under the headline HEAVENLY DAY...
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