Ross Moughtin
Defined not by our borders but by our bonds
“Putin’s calculation is simple: a Ukraine with a permanent war in its eastern region will never be fully welcomed by Europe or the rest...
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Ross Moughtin
- Feb 17, 2023
Is there any hope for TLR?
“In this troubled town, troubles are found.” And don’t we know it, as the BBC series “Happy Valley” comes to its final dénouement. I’ve...
Ross Moughtin
- Feb 10, 2023
A famine of laughter in the land
UK gripped by 'chuckle crisis', headlined the Daily Star this Wednesday. The strapline continued: 42% can't remember last time they...
Ross Moughtin
- Feb 3, 2023
When God changed our direction
Ross So good to hear from you. This email is amazingly timely!!! You will discover why shortly. You are on our guest list! You may...
Ross Moughtin
- Jan 27, 2023
Calorie counting, a disaster?
For some books, the title tells you everything. How about: Spoon-Fed: Why Almost Everything We’ve Been Told About Food is Wrong? I’ve...
Ross Moughtin
- Jan 20, 2023
To see beauty so definitively
“I am going to get you back for all these pictures when I am there next month." So responded one daughter on WhatsApp on Monday, as she...
Ross Moughtin
- Jan 13, 2023
When justice means just doing the right thing
¡Hola! Well, here we are again in Los Cristianos, on the southern tip of Tenerife, for our annual vitamin D fix. And like this time last...
Ross Moughtin
- Jan 6, 2023
When the younger son cuts loose
“Dad, it would make my life much easier if you were dead!” So begins his story of the two sons as Jesus responds to the grumblings of the...
Ross Moughtin
- Dec 30, 2022
Another hopeless situation for God
A remarkable story of the Holy Spirit in action to encourage us as we enter a new year. This week I stumbled across the Ethiopian Kale...
Ross Moughtin
- Dec 23, 2022
What3Words to locate Christmas
Just three words. You may have come across the app What3Words which gives a unique location, accurate to within three metres, for...
Ross Moughtin
- Dec 16, 2022
When first-world problems would tie us down
“Problems are not the problem; coping is the problem,” observes psychologist Virginia Satir. She’s right: I know. As I write this we...
Ross Moughtin
- Dec 9, 2022
When their victory becomes my victory
Tomorrow evening: England v France. It’s a David and Goliath situation! But not in the way you may think. You know the story, how...
Ross Moughtin
- Dec 2, 2022
He's behind you!
Without warning the oversize drawers of my son-in-law fell down to reveal his multi-coloured tights. An accident but even so, we all...
Ross Moughtin
- Nov 25, 2022
Secure in his grip?
Can you stop being a Christian? Is it possible, for whatever reason, to wriggle out of God’s grip? This was the question I faced...
Ross Moughtin
- Nov 18, 2022
We are called to be the awkward squad
Dateline Qatar 2009: “Doha has everything for the planet’s biggest football tournament — apart from the stadiums, fans, hotels, climate,...
Ross Moughtin
- Nov 4, 2022
Potato and peas: our understanding of reality
As far as we can tell there are about a hundred billion galaxies, each one containing roughly about a hundred billion stars. That makes...
Ross Moughtin
- Oct 28, 2022
For the highest rate of return, invest in relationships
“True terror,” claims novelist Kurt Vonnegut, “is to wake up one morning and discover that your high school class is running the...
Ross Moughtin
- Oct 21, 2022
Just two more Prime Ministers until Christmas
It was a case of “Yes, Prime Minister” meets “The Texas Chainsaw Massacre.” Such was the resignation of Liz Truss, now consigned to be an...
Ross Moughtin
- Oct 14, 2022
Dear, oh dear, oh dear.
“So you’ve come back again? Dear, oh dear. Anyway . . .” For the record I am writing this blog as Kwasi Kwarteng is still in the air,...
Ross Moughtin
- Oct 7, 2022
To know when it is a bridge too far
It’s been a week of U-turns. Memorably we had the U-turn over the tax rate for high earners. Dramatically just the day after the PM’s...
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