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When we need to be rescued
The basic problem, it would seem, is that it is too easy to sin. This morning, I was struck by the disparity between what I read in the...

Ross Moughtin
Feb 7


When a bishop is disappeared.
As I sit to write this blog, there’s an elephant in the room, a particularly big one. And there is no way I can ignore it. So here...

Ross Moughtin
Jan 31


Naming evil for what it is
Storm Éowyn has arrived! As I sit down to write this blog, looking out I can see the huge beech tree opposite swaying, battered by the...

Ross Moughtin
Jan 24


A new way of forgiving
Here we have Jesus at his most radical: “And forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us.” We may not...

Ross Moughtin
Jan 17


What makes us show off
So here we are in Tenerife for our annual vitamin-D fix. Lots of winter sunshine and seafront walks under blue skies and gently cooling...

Ross Moughtin
Jan 10


How God works best with a mess
Mind you, the church has always been in a mess - particularly and especially when it thinks it’s doing okay. You probably didn’t read...

Ross Moughtin
Jan 3


It's our routines which keep us moving
One of my main ministries in life is to remind people when it is Friday. In fact, Stephen in his days as an airline pilot flying...

Ross Moughtin
Dec 27, 2024


Why we sing at Christmas
Above all, Christmas is a season of music. Even our supermarkets sing the much-loved carols as they take in our cash. For even as...

Ross Moughtin
Dec 20, 2024


The joy of using long words
“How pulchritudinous on the mountains are the feet of those who bring good news!” That’s my translation of Isaiah’s famous prophecy,...

Ross Moughtin
Dec 13, 2024


That we need regular servicing
A moment of confusion as I visited the printers to pick up some leaflets. On arrival I was ushered straight past reception to face one...

Ross Moughtin
Dec 6, 2024


Who owns my body?
"None of us have the right to tell another how much suffering they can and should bear.” This quote from Baroness Wheeler goes to the...

Ross Moughtin
Nov 29, 2024


Alexa and I are getting too close
I’m beginning to worry about my relationship with Alexa: I think we are getting too close. This is especially so since we have linked...

Ross Moughtin
Nov 22, 2024


When we are asked to do the impossible
“I believe that stepping aside is in the best interests of the Church of England, which I dearly love and which I have been honoured to...

Ross Moughtin
Nov 15, 2024


When coincidences happen
“Coincidence is God's way of remaining anonymous,” mused Albert Einstein. But actually, what are coincidences and how does God use them?...

Ross Moughtin
Nov 8, 2024


When we see the wrong way
“Not another reunion, Ross!” I happened to mention to my son-in-law that I am going to London this Monday for our annual Catz...

Ross Moughtin
Nov 1, 2024


To stand against tyranny
“And who knows but that you have come to your royal position for such a time as this?” (Esther 4:14) Timing is everything, and the way...

Ross Moughtin
Oct 25, 2024


When celebrity crushes
Beware of being plucked from obscurity by a talent show to international stardom. Few people can handle the pressure of celebrity,...

Ross Moughtin
Oct 18, 2024


When faced with winds of 16,717 mph
When you are warned that a powerful hurricane is just hours away, you react. It seems that most Floridians took heed and wisely moved to...

Ross Moughtin
Oct 11, 2024


Just standing still for five minutes
Well here we are, in our hotel in what the locals call ‘le Boulevard du Crime,’ not an area of Paris we know very well and from its...

Ross Moughtin
Oct 4, 2024


The threat posed by vanilla
In my defence I knew I was taking a risk but even so, a risk worth taking. A brand-new operating system was offered by Apple for my...

Ross Moughtin
Sep 27, 2024
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