Last week I was privileged to be invited by the Lord Bishop of Manchester to lead two study days for his clergy and ministers with stipendiary/full-timers in the Cathedral on Monday 14th October, and a smaller session for self-supporting ministers, Licensed Lay Ministers, chaplains, and others free on Sunday afternoon, 13th October. This system allowed
It was a delight and a privilege last Sunday to be invited to preach on the liturgical season of Creation-tide and to celebrate the eucharist at the beautiful parish church of the Holy Trinity in the picturesque village of Drewsteignton on Dartmoor in Devon (see also its Facebook page). It is an extraordinary place, where
I was delighted to be invited to preach last Sunday, February 4th, 2024, by the Rev’d Sheila Swarbrick, the Rector of the Central Parish, and the sermon has now been posted on the sermons section of this website. The Central Parish now comprises the historic churches of Exeter’s city centre, dedicated to St Stephen, St
A recent post in the Facebook group ‘Inclusive Evangelicals’ (which offers an inclusive and accepting approach to homosexuality on contradistinction to the exclusive rejection by many conservative evangelicals) discussed the book written in 1995 by the Rev’d Dr Michael Vasey, Strangers and Friends: A new explanation of homosexuality and the Bible and published by Hodder
Following the recent death of Joseph Ratzinger / Benedict XVI, here is my tribute and assessment of him, originally published in a shorter version in The Tablet, https://www.thetablet.co.uk/blogs/1/2301/-doing-theology-on-his-knees-benedict-xvi-s-biblical-scholarship The music swelled to a crescendo as the clouds of incense drifted up into the golden dome of St Peter’s Basilica, threatening to obscure the huge lettering,
I’m open for business! Now that the pandemic at least permits gatherings and travel again, I am trying to restart my work in going round doing public lectures, and clergy or lay training days or evenings, short courses, etc. The Montgomery Trust can help with fees and payments if there is a dimension of public
