Dear Friends We have just passed the 10th Sunday after Trinity, so we are in what the church refers to as “Ordinary” time. Growing up in the Methodist Church, I was never very aware of the changing of the church seasons. I can’t remember there being any real awareness...

I have just arrived home from my holiday in Greece, which has been peaceful, restorative and health-giving. I spent quite a lot of time at the beach; I enjoy sea-swimming, and just listening to and watching the waves. My dad taught us to respect the sea. He stressed...

“Be still and know that I am God” “Be still, for the presence of the Lord, the Holy One, is here” “Be still, my soul : the Lord is on your side” These hymns are probably inspired by Psalm 46 : God is our refuge and strength, an ever-present help in trouble. Therefore...

Dear friends, It will not have escaped your notice that I love words! I use them all the time! To be fair, I love language; I’m not a linguist in that I didn’t study languages beyond GCE level (and, incidentally, my GCE languages were Russian, Latin and German) but...

Dear friends I have recently been going through a very difficult time in my personal life. I am coming out of some aspects of this, although there are a few things that still need to be resolved – some of which are out of my control. I found Holy Week, and especially...

Dear Friends Whenever I am in a play, or a show, I’m always amazed by the number of people who turn up to rehearsals who aren’t actually in the show, nor are they part of the production team. They might be in charge of props, or costumes. Several will be involved in...