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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 28, 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 14, 2014

Ross Moughtin
Nov 7, 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 31, 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 24, 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 17, 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 10, 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
Oct 3, 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 26, 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 19, 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 12, 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
Sep 5, 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...

Ross Moughtin
Aug 29, 2014
How the croissant changed my life
A memorable event: Friday, 2 October 1959: 08.16 CET. My first croissant. Looking back over the years from here in Etreuille, a small...

Ross Moughtin
Aug 15, 2014
Before the cock crows
Usual Friday morning, familiar routine so far. This being August, only one event in my diary. So let’s get going. However, if I were...

Ross Moughtin
Aug 8, 2014
When God turns the tide
Great time here at New Wine! And for this morning, for the main meeting in the Arena, we have William Paul Young. Who's he? Well, many...

Ross Moughtin
Aug 1, 2014
Make time for a true Holyday
Today’s main task – to get ready for our annual visit to New Wine, a week at the Royal Bath and West Showground in Shepton Mallet along...

Ross Moughtin
Jul 25, 2014
God puts the extra into extravagance
A Friday wedding beckons – and so off to a very smart hotel in Ullswater. We look forward to sharing in the celebrations of my nephew...

Ross Moughtin
Jul 18, 2014
Parenting – a calling and a priority
Fascinating article in this week’s Economist. If – like grumpy old me – you thought that today’s young people were all drugs, sex and...

Ross Moughtin
Jul 11, 2014
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