Encountering God in our everyday lives

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Jul 10

Church (but without your trousers on)

The conservatives are the liberals while the liberals are now the conservatives! It’s all about the importance of church buildings, the ...

Ross Moughtin

Jul 3

How the cross subverts culture

Early start this morning – to join in with a family birthday. For once I will be singing “Happy Birthday” without lathering my hands. B...

Ross Moughtin

Jun 26

Heirs of St Domingo's Sunday School

“Why the fireworks?” I thought last night. “And it’s not even dark yet.” Then I realised – Manchester City must have lost. So congratul...

Ross Moughtin

Jun 19

Impossible, difficult, done!

“I know that the vision for this has been around for 18 years and the faithfulness with which you have kept this vision is an inspiration...

Ross Moughtin

Jun 12

What happens when we kneel?

I prefer to kneel. Even when there isn’t much room or the floor is hard or (as often happens) the hassock uneven or too small. Body lan...

Ross Moughtin

Jun 5

Whatever, don't get out!

“In a presidential election, fear often beats idealism.” So observes the Economist in a perceptive article in this morning’s briefing, o...

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May 29

Some people can surprise us

“Love without risk is an impossibility, like war without death.” It’s not often that I quote contemporary left-bank French philosophers,...

Ross Moughtin

May 22

When church doors are shut

If you haven’t already done so, load the app today, now! #TKC Prayer is a key component of Your Kingdom Come, a global prayer movement t...

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May 15

When neighbourhoods come together

You will be pleased to know that I fertilized our lawns yesterday with Eric’s lawn spreader using some of his Fisons fertilizer which he ...

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May 8

When we need the perfect hoe

I have found the perfect hoe. Which is just as well as the current lockdown gives me the opportunity to spend time in our garden, not th...

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May 1

When we refuse to be fobbed off

Hi folks, “Lord, I just don’t understand this.” Over the years I’ve prayed this prayer many times during my daily Bible reading. For wh...

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Apr 24

When facing an impossible decision

Our prime minister with his government face the most appallingly difficult decision for decades – when and how to end the national lockdow...

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Apr 17

Light at the end of the tunnel?

We need hope, particularly as the lock down continues into an uncertain future. So at yesterday’s press conference foreign secretary Dom...

Ross Moughtin

Apr 10

What did the centurion see?

On this grim day, three powerful statistics: * Now 100 doctors in Italy have died of COVID-19. * In the UK the 10 doctors who have di...

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Apr 3

When we need to smell their breath

“A.A. saved my life. Can it work online?” asks a contributor in this morning’s New York Times. You may be familiar with the work of the...

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Mar 27

When we need to be shocked

As headlines go, it’s pretty stark. ONE BRIT DIES EVERY 13 MINUTES. The Sun, of course, has form when it comes to arresting headlines. ...

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Mar 20

To hope when bashed by the storm

Today – 20 iii 20 – could be the last Friday for some time, at least the Friday we have become accustomed to, as the schools close and th...

Ross Moughtin

Mar 13

Timing is everything.

Timing is everything. Ernie loved his stay in rural Shropshire, so very different from his home in Everton. In fact, the Shropshire Maga...

Everyone filming everyone else for everyone to see.

Ross Moughtin

Mar 6

Everyone filming everyone else for everyone to see.

The ice-cream consumers of Port Arthur, Texas, can sleep easy in their beds tonight, knowing that D'Adrien Anderson, 24, is behind bars. ...

Ross Moughtin

Feb 28

How to become contagious

VIRUS PANIC! proclaims this morning’s Daily Mirror while at the other end of the news spectrum, the Financial Times, offers a longer head...

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