Faith – the casuality of excessive independance
Cleethorpes Chronicle article - 14th January 2010 The last couple of weeks have been quite a struggle as we have learned to live with the snow, ice and cold. It has been a particularly challenging...
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Cleethorpes Chronicle June 2010 Next week’s emergency budget is going to be a sharp reminder that we have to work together if we are to get our economy back on track. For me, however, the essential...
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Article for the July edition of Crosslincs I often feel that it’s not what you say that matters, but how people hear you. It is something which I see played out again and again in the media as...
View ArticleDeveloping a collaborative model for beginning public ministry
We are exploring new patterns for formation and training in the first four years of public ministry for the stipendiary ordained. The paper supporting the two pilot schemes can be found on the pages...
View ArticleHappiness – beyond Government
So the new government is going to conduct a survey to discover the levels of happiness in the country. At last politicians have realised that there is more to life than the economy – a reality which...
View ArticleFruitful Growth
I have recently been involved in a number of conversations with congregations deeply concerned with how to ‘grow’ their church. It sometimes feels as though they are looking for ‘the’ answer to this...
View ArticleNew Year Aspirations
The Grimsby Telegraph gave me 200 words to express my hopes for 2011 I suspect that in 2011 the effects of the spending cuts will dominate our lives and I am most concerned that it will be the weakest...
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BBC Radio Humberside – New Year’s Day Well I wish you a very happy New Year . But, having said that I realise that we start 2011 with many problems before us – the weather, the economy and those...
View ArticleThe Christmas story is full of depth
Christmas message on Compass FM Even though my childhood was some time ago, I still love the excitement of Christmas day. There is stillness around with people just pausing in the constant rush of life...
View ArticleA prayer for New Zealand
I was asked today to write a prayer for use in the Diocese for those caught up in the earthquake in New Zealand: Heavenly Father, whose love and care embraces all people as our lives weave through the...
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