I love hearing accounts of faith experiences.  Sometimes they are formalised by the title “testimony”. Some are long stories, and some are moments of miracle. Some are truly extraordinary – so much so that the human in us says (even subconsciously) “Mmm...

This week I have another psalm to reflect on. I love the psalms.  They are so authentic. They say it as it is!  And this the language of mission these days.  Young people look at faith when “it does what...

This week sees the transition into the next academic year.  The freshers have arrived - students and their parents appeared on campus over six days, which resulted in a well organised start to a new semester. I have just been...

I love the mornings at this time of year. Early sun. The world getting up. And the University is coming back to life – some staff returning, all of us working in new ways, and looking ahead to the new...

As we emerge from lockdown, however it has been for us, and contemplate the next few weeks, there is an important opportunity to reflect on our lifestyle. What has changed? What needs to change? What are the good things we...

This week we continue our reflection on the fruit of the Spirit.  Wonderful guidance, as we take time out, to pause our busy-ness and be refilled.  I believe God’s grace is continually working – the wonder of his patience. I...

The summer vacation is a time of change – to get out of any “rut” we find ourselves in, to look up, look around, look over any horizons we see, and also to look back at ourselves. This reflection –...

I am sending a verse or two of scriptural encouragement each day to colleagues and friends. It is a contribution, I trust, to the sense of Christian unity that we are seeing in service to our community. It is meant...

Every now and then, someone has a go at me. They see my name badge, or clerical collar. I wear this on campus because strangers do not know my name but know what the dress code is representing, I trust...

As I sit to write it is pouring with rain outside my window. Such a change after the summer we have had. And yet the grass is already freshly green. There are times when we need refreshment too. This can...