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Ross Moughtin
Dec 20, 2019
Mangers, of course, are dangerous
Mangers, of course, are dangerous. I learnt this a few years back when I asked one of our local farmers for the loan of a manger in...
Ross Moughtin
Aug 30, 2019
Locating the centre of the cosmos
With a relish, worthy of Salvador himself, I produced my passport. On Tuesday I had already queued for some 80 minutes for a ticket for...
Ross Moughtin
Jun 8, 2018
Whatever it takes, we have to stay local.
“The Council collapsed. Groups like St Helen’s Church, The Clement James Centre, and The Westway Centre, ‘became’ the local government,...
Ross Moughtin
Apr 8, 2016
Why casting directors avoid Galileans like Jesus
“Is anyone here from Liverpool?” My daughter was having breakfast at a residential conference in the Home Counties when suddenly this...
Ross Moughtin
Feb 26, 2016
Seyðisfjörður – where nothing ever happens. Until now
Seyðisfjörður. A place I long to visit, in a land of chunky knit jumpers, heavy-duty snow shovels and unpronounceable Christian names. ...
Ross Moughtin
Dec 25, 2015
The wonder of Christmas
Merry Christmas, folks! It may be Christmas Day but it is still a Friday, which means my compulsion to blog. (I should seek counselling...
Ross Moughtin
Dec 18, 2015
Joy, not jollity, when all is bleak
Fascinating tweet yesterday from London vicar (and Guardian columnist) Giles Fraser: "Blue Christmas" service for those who hate too...
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
Oct 4, 2013
An untidy desk? You need Jesus
This desk is a mess. So before I do anything else, it needs tidying. As Mr Aspinall taught me in primary school: “A tidy desk means a...
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