ponderings
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An improvised poem, spontaneously devised and recorded as I prepared St Mary’s, Boston Spa to livestream the State Funeral of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II
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“Learn the lesson that, if you are to do the work of a prophet, what you need is not a sceptre but a hoe.” — Bernard of Clairvaux What follows was written a good few years ago, but as my first post of this new blog, I hope it gives some idea as to why…
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Where churches and workplaces alike are trying to address accessibility, this is long overdue and much needed. But recently, the accessibility of communication has come to the fore: how we present information, how much notice we give, how we make space for people who process the world differently, whether through ADHD, autism, or other forms…
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Sermon for the 2nd Sunday of Trinity, 14th June 2026 – Exodus 19.2–8a Matthew 9.35 – 10.8 How does the love of God spread in the world? In today’s Gospel, we find Jesus overwhelmed by the needs of the people around him. Everyone is coming to hear his teaching, to receive the Good News of…
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On the morning of Her Majesty’s Funeral
An improvised poem, spontaneously devised and recorded as I prepared St Mary’s, Boston Spa to livestream the State Funeral of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II
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Being an online prophet.
“Learn the lesson that, if you are to do the work of a prophet, what you need is not a sceptre but a hoe.” —…
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The bombed cathedral and the praying student
Sermon for Sunday 21st June 2026 Matthew 10: 24-39 Early on Monday morning this week, a Russian missile struck Kiev’s Dormition Cathedral in and ancient…
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Speaking Each Other’s Language
Ponderings on Intergenerational Ministry There is a moment, familiar to anyone who has worked in a team across a significant age gap, when you realise…
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The huts had steps
Auschwitz is a place synonymous with evil and the worst of humanity. Rightly it is a focus of reminding us of the evils of antisemitism,…
Vicar of Villages 