My memories of bonfire night as a child are of being bundled up in a hat, scarf and gloves. I remember huddling in the cold of my grandparent's garden…
I still associate long car journeys with the excitement of going on holiday as a kid. I remember the fun of going to McDonald's in sixth form because a friend…
I've been trying to follow a nagging thought through to its conclusion. We know to expect that flooding risk will extend to an ever increasing proportion of…
Every other photo on my phone now shows the tree in the garden. It is looking particularly spectacular. The rest of the photos are of the cat. I know from the…
One of the first things I was introduced to in philosophy was the difference between deductive and inductive reasoning. Deductive reasoning will tell you why…
"I thought that was it, that I was going to die. We could see our neighbours waving flashlights. In just a few moments, the lights went out, and they had…
All the right words have already been said. For two years we have known that COP26, the UN climate change conference, will be hosted in the UK. These annual…
For some time now, I've been uneasy about offsetting, but unable to fully articulate why. I suspect this is an unease I share with many other people too, but…
"The church’s contribution has to consist... in its showing forth of a different myth - the truth of creation’s relation with the Creator and especially the…
This week I watched a webinar organised by the Asian Theological Academy (ATA) and the Asian Forum of Theological Movements, titled 'I Can’t Breathe: Why We…
Where there is no vision, the people perish. This proverb was quoted by Claire Perry, the ex-COP President fired at the beginning of 2020, in her resignation…
I remember a friend back in sixth form declaring to a chorus of outrage that she didn't get why Malala was getting so much attention - she had just managed to…
Warning: currently only in draft form, suggested revisions welcome. Not long ago, I read an article which suggested target-setting for net zero on the basis…
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The financial crash of 2008 hit as I began secondary school, and I grew up under the policies of austerity which followed. To a large extent, there has been…
I remember doing my GCSEs and writing pat answers about the greenhouse effect. Little did I know that in my first year out of education I would see leading…
On Saturday I was part of another Extinction Rebellion action called 'Blood of Our Children'. Outside Downing Street, we dressed in black, and protesters…
Today, I was one of the 6,000 people who shut five bridges in London protesting government inaction on climate change. The movement is Extinction Rebellion…
Continued from the previous post, the focus here is the theological implications of creation's place in the Biblical Narrative. What does the gospel have to say about the recent IPCC report?
In this post, I start from the very beginning. If you are familiar with the concepts of Creation-Fall-Redemption, then this post should hopefully depict the…
Today there was some big news as the IPCC Global Warming Special Report 2018 landed. What is it? The 2018 IPCC report is the most up-to-date, comprehensive…
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