I am still finding myself caught up in a moment from a couple of weeks ago, when we were asked by Revd Sam Corley to turn to John 22. He waited for us to return our gaze, after finding the inevitable, “There are missing chapters in these scriptures because people close doors.” He said. At… Read More John 22
Small metaphorical alarm bells sound in my head on Wednesday evening as I find myself at community group struggling to keep focused. If there is such a thing as ‘present without leave’ then I am it. Despite living in the same house, Anna and I hadn’t properly caught up in about a week. Sat on… Read More I am making choices
In 2017, I took my last flight. I knew before I went to Vienna with my friend Amy that it was going to be my last flight. I had already reached the point of active discomfort about flying, and I knew that, holding the values I do, I couldn’t continue. What follows is simply an… Read More Why I stopped flying.
What makes us worthy? That we are God’s. … Read More Saving Grace
half-baked thoughts on the metaphysics of hope… Read More What is the nature of hope?
Another year has gone. Once again I find myself amazed and bewildered by how much can change, and yet how quickly change turns into routine. 18 months out and Cambridge is already ‘two lives’ ago. As I compiled the photos in this post I was struck by a profound sense of gratitude. I am incredibly… Read More Thoughts on 2019
What does it mean to say ‘My Lord’?… Read More advent, waiting
