Good in Parts

Did you sleep well last night? I hope so…Tossing and turning as the hours tick past can be a wretched experience. I wonder if that’s what...

Fr Simon of Blessed, the alternative worship community from Gosport, has a rather splendid ministry of daily text messages...They arrive at...

At Llannerchwen I quickly fall into the pattern that has shaped my retreats for many years...After breakfast and morning prayer, I will usua...

Recently, thanks to my episcopal review, last week's retreat and a determination to avoid the dreaded burn-out, I've been spending s...

As part of my attempt to shake myself out of myself during last week's extraordinary retreat (when I have been aware of, and supported b...

It was St Francis' day, just 4 months after my birth, when my parents brought me to baptism. They had waited a long time, 11 years, for ...

Last Sunday, being the 1st in the month, featured its usual pattern of extremes in ministry. Thanks to my splendid curates I wasn't invo...

What are you hoping for? If you were invited to describe your dream of tomorrow – for yourself, your family, your church, I wonder what you...

This week, the UK press has been buzzing with the case of Mr and Mrs Bulls , Bed and Breakfast proprietors who in 2008 refused to allow a g...

Isn't the Liturgical year amazing? Two weeks ago, we celebrated Jesus's birthday...Last week we heard of the visit of the wise men....

Great excitement at the vicarage yesterday, as for once (probably the first time since I found myself doing such things at all) the first Ba...

At this time of year, one of the favourite trick questions beloved by clergy tends to come to the fore. It is, of course, “How many wise me...

I'm snuggled in bed with Theo the kitten purring loudly on my chest - and with just a few minutes of typing time before he launches into...

This, my third Christmas as priest in charge in these two parishes, has been unlike any Christmas I've yet experienced. Fellow clergy wi...

I know we’re all short of sleep and high on excitement, but I wonder if you’d join me in a brief imaginative exercise this morning. Due to s...

With much love to all my friends, near and far... Thank you for sharing love and laughter in the past year.  Christmas blessings to you a...

Tonight I should be busily lighting the candles given in memory of so many, to lend Valley Church a beautiful welcoming glow for those arriv...

Tonight was the Village Carol Service at church on the hill. Last year, the Herring of Christ produced a splendid service using the readings...

This is the season of Great Expectations. I’ve spent a lot of time in our schools in the past couple of weeks, and of course excitement i...