Ross Moughtin
So why live dangerously?
Why risk your life through base jumping off a cliff or cycle at speed along a narrow mountain ridge? We’ve seen the videos on social...
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Ross Moughtin
- Aug 30
God loves to surprise us
It’s not that surprising really, given who he is, but we often find God in the most unexpected places and in the most unexpected...
Ross Moughtin
- Aug 23
Remember to wear your helmet
Ever since the Southport horrors I’ve been thinking a lot about the power, the reality of cosmic evil. The killings themselves – how...
Ross Moughtin
- Aug 16
May we be alert to his ring
One of the key moments in my life: A-level results day. All these years later I can still vividly recall the tension as our headmaster...
Ross Moughtin
- Aug 9
How we get there is as important as that we get there
Halo a dhaoine, That’s Gaelic. For the simple reason that this blog is being sent from Mallaig, the rather rainy port on the west...
Ross Moughtin
- Aug 2
When our hearts cry out for justice
The tragedy of the Southport dance class stabbings is that it was utterly senseless. There seems no accounting for the truly evil...
Ross Moughtin
- Jul 26
How to enjoy God's performance
A remarkable performance, by any standards. But what made it truly memorable was the conversation as we prepared to file out from the...
Ross Moughtin
- Jul 19
To walk against the crowd
“Britain’s most dynamic churches are evangelical congregations whose conservative moral values are directly at odds with the liberal...
Ross Moughtin
- Jul 12
To be the Player of the Match which counts
An amazing goal, of course. And at 89.59. So it was no surprise that virtually immediately Ollie Watkins was named Man of the Match. Even...
Ross Moughtin
- Jul 5
Power reveals as nothing else does
So we have a new Government. And more to the point, the transition will be seamless. Our outgoing Prime Minister gives a farewell speech...
Ross Moughtin
- Jun 28
How to protest so that it works
So you spray Stonehenge with orange powder paint, or disrupt the graduation ceremony at your local university, or throw yourself in front...
Ross Moughtin
- Jun 21
I hate slugs
I hate slugs. I hate slugs because I love dahlias, and here in our garden there exists a state of open warfare between me and these...
Ross Moughtin
- Jun 14
Getting involved, the antidote to apathy
Lots happening at the moment. The General Election, of course: just three weeks to go. Also the French elections provides continuous...
Ross Moughtin
- Jun 7
One small victory at a time
“The entire sea was filled with ships, whichever way you looked and as far as the eye could see We knew we couldn’t possibly fail!” Some...
Ross Moughtin
- May 31
More Sam, less Thomas. How to carpe diem
As she cycled past his garage, Sam was bowled over. He had just a few seconds to decide whether to react. He did – and a new future...
Ross Moughtin
- May 24
A question of competence
When it comes down to it, it’s a question of competence. Can those we elect actually do the job? Otherwise, it can all end in tears....
Ross Moughtin
- May 17
When we see a warning sign
The warning was clear enough, even so they kept coming. And coming, one after another - until they had no choice but to turn around at...
Ross Moughtin
- May 10
In the league which truly counts
So there we were on the Jungfraujoch, in conversation with a family from Malaysia. And then the inevitable question: “And where are you...
Ross Moughtin
- May 3
When God moves mountains, big ones.
Liebe Leute! So our destination this morning is the highest railway station in Switzerland and in Europe, some 3,454 metres above sea...
Ross Moughtin
- Apr 26
When God tells us to sit up straight
Rather than just stay and watch, I decided to join in, I knew it was going to be easy-peasy. After all, I’ve been running regularly now...
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