Ross Moughtin
When we hold our course
It’s been a particularly difficult few years. First we had the Pandemic, then Ukraine and now Kwasi Kwarteng. All we need now is for...
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Ross Moughtin
- Sep 23
When The Queue became a pilgrimage
“Apologies to anyone waiting on their pizza,” tweeted Domino’s Pizza on Tuesday, “we've just received an order from Holly and Phil.” Yes,...
Ross Moughtin
- Sep 16
Making our relationships work
"During these years as your Queen, the support of my family has, across the generations, been beyond measure. Prince Philip is, I...
Ross Moughtin
- Sep 9
Our servant Queen
By any reckoning, a truly remarkable person. Of course, we all saw it coming. We knew that the age of 96 the end of the reign of our...
Ross Moughtin
- Sep 2
When battered by a bad press
AN unholy row has erupted following claims that a local vicar has divided his parish. So reported the Champion free newspaper in all of...
Ross Moughtin
- Aug 26
The joys of location-sharing!
“Dad! – my daughter instantly whatsapped – You’re such a stalker!” 😂😂😂 In fact, I was only asking her during the recent extreme...
Ross Moughtin
- Aug 19
Knowing the right Way
A key epiphany. I can’t recall the precise date in 1973 but I do remember its precise location: West Derby Road in Tuebrook, just by the...
Ross Moughtin
- Aug 12
When faced with the graveyard shift.
“Phew, what a scorcher!” Well, it looks like another sweltering weekend ahead, a bit more than many of us can cope with. According to...
Ross Moughtin
- Aug 5
Our most daring presumption
“Father!” So I begin my prayers each morning, taking Jesus at his word to use this word to address the creator and upholder of this...
Ross Moughtin
- Jul 29
If God doesn’t show up, we’re stuffed!
“If God doesn’t show up, we’re stuffed!” This declaration by Mancunian Andy Hawthorne has to be the best definition of Christian...
Ross Moughtin
- Jul 22
When others fall down
“Live creatively, friends. If someone falls into sin, forgivingly restore him, saving your critical comments for yourself.” Then the...
Ross Moughtin
- Jul 15
When we weed for beauty
“Talk about the big Poppy takeover” commented the daughter who was initially responsible. Alongside our house there is a 30m flower...
Ross Moughtin
- Jul 1
Our most momentous technical advance?
What would you consider to be “the most momentous technical advance in history?” Quite a question! Vaclav Smil, a Canadian academic and...
Ross Moughtin
- Jun 24
Our need for adventure with Maverick
“Your instructor is one of the finest pilots this program has ever produced. His exploits are legendary. What he has to teach you could...
Ross Moughtin
- Jun 17
God, the God of the 'despite'
A key moment in the Party at the Palace was when the full glory of Joseph's technicolour dreamcoat was displayed, the highlight of the...
Ross Moughtin
- Jun 10
God knows how to bless
“Lord, bless this mess” prayed the late David Watson as he considered his leadership of his church in York, a church which was to have...
Ross Moughtin
- Jun 3
Humour and humility: our Queen
“Incredible! headlines this morning’s Daily Express. In fact, every newspaper this morning – the Guardian, the Financial Times and even...
Ross Moughtin
- May 27
Where there is new Wine
Bonjour! We always enjoy visiting M. Baranger. As a vigneron, he produces the most exquisite of wines, especially the regional Cabernet...
Ross Moughtin
- May 20
You did not desert me, brother-in-arms.
This blog comes to you from a unique location, from where the very first Allied opposed landing took place during WW2. And it’s not in...
Ross Moughtin
- May 13
There was a young man from Hong Kong
I write: “There was a young man from Hong Kong.” And you immediately start to compose a line with eight syllables concluding with a word...