Ross Moughtin
Just a few bad men
Just three men. The atrocity at the Charlie Hebdo magazine in Paris has traumatized a nation and shocked the world. The headline in...
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Ross Moughtin
- Jan 2, 2015
When things go wrong
I guess the knack for ministry (and for life) is when things go wrong, use the opportunity. The Sunday following Christmas is usually...
Ross Moughtin
- Dec 19, 2014
You're never too old for a nativity
Blown away this Tuesday, not by the wind but by Turner. I’m under significant pressure at the moment – Christmas, of course, as well as...
Ross Moughtin
- Dec 12, 2014
How to dance in the rain
“Life isn't about waiting for the storm to pass. It's about learning to dance in the rain.” I came across this wonderful quote from...
Ross Moughtin
- Dec 5, 2014
Keeping fresh for Christmas
Our Christmas tree is now up and decorated. This is as a direct consequence of a daughter with two grandchildren in residence for a...
Ross Moughtin
- Nov 28, 2014
A tale of two hospitals
A tale of two hospitals. Late yesterday afternoon I received a phone call from son-in-law John. Debs’ contractions were such that they...
Ross Moughtin
- Nov 28, 2014
Our most difficult phrase – "I'm sorry"
The most difficult phrase in the English language to pronounce: “I'm sorry.” And for the now discredited ex-Chief Whip, Andrew...
Ross Moughtin
- Nov 14, 2014
The Great War in our minds
Now in just seven years, very much part of our Christmas tradition: the Christmas advert. Heralded from afar, critically examined and...
Ross Moughtin
- Nov 14, 2014
We will remember them
“At the going down of the sun and in the morning. We will remember them.” But how? Here in Aughton this Sunday we have two civic...
Ross Moughtin
- Nov 7, 2014
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- Oct 31, 2014
Well, who would have thought?
On reflection, as I start out on this week’s exciting blog - a change of subject. I had planned to write about Halloween, how this...
Ross Moughtin
- Oct 24, 2014
How are the mighty fallen
Great cartoon in this morning’s Daily Mail . A couple are seen walking past a store emblazoned with the logo "Tesco: Best Before 2014"....
Ross Moughtin
- Oct 17, 2014
One world? Not yet
We live in a fractured world. Nothing new there – the Bible has been saying this for the last 2000 years. But now thanks to modern media,...
Ross Moughtin
- Oct 10, 2014
The fear of failure
To spend your life avoiding failure is a sure route to becoming a failure. This week I came across a fascinating article examining how...
Ross Moughtin
- Oct 3, 2014
Who else celebrates Harvest?
As a vicar, the saying goes, you can only stay in a church for seven years. The reason is that no one has more than seven harvest talks....
Ross Moughtin
- Sep 26, 2014
Why Ed doesn't use notes (when he should)
So what is the subject of this week’s blog?. Sometimes I have a good idea the previous day what I’m going to write about, other times...
Ross Moughtin
- Sep 19, 2014
When our NO is actually an YES!
YES – it’s a NO! By a margin of 10%. But I wonder if the result have been any different if the referendum question had been asked the...
Ross Moughtin
- Sep 12, 2014
We all need vision, not just the Scots
Well, this time next week we will know the outcome, whether there will still be blue in the Union flag. Not that this has been an easy...
Ross Moughtin
- Sep 5, 2014
Our actions always have consequences
“Don’t for a minute believe the lies being spoken here – ‘This is God’s Temple, God’s Temple, God’s Temple!’ Total nonsense!” This...
Ross Moughtin
- Aug 29, 2014
What our church tower is saying
Homeward bound from our French holiday along the M58. Then at junction 5, Christ Church appears some 8.4 miles ahead. “Well, at least...
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