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Greetings! Well, this week the term has at last got underway. I hope that everyone has had a good start to the semester and is settled and ready. There is a general air of excitement about campus. For some however,...

We’re about to take our eldest son to university for the first time.  For the last few months, friends have been warning me about how hard this is for parents and so I’ve prepared myself to feel a bit sad,...

Occasionally wisdom comes from the strangest of places. I would not normally listen to a set performed by the Scottish comedian Frankie Boyle as he is known for ‘pushing the envelope just a little bit too far’. However, whilst reading,...

John Mark Comer’s book “The Ruthless Elimination of Hurry” describes a new way of living. After rest, reconnection and re-wiring, where we are restored to God. There are further things to do. Christian’s are continually being transformed into the people...

And sometimes as we are restored and draw close to God in Christ’s name, we become aware of those things that have become habitual. Our Morning Prayer may start “Dear Lord, I’ve done it again!…”. We can let the demands...

And as we begin to discover spare time, and rest, we turn to our Lord and saviour. I love the psalms as heart songs. They were of course the prayer book that Jesus used. Psalm 27 verse 4 says: One...

This year is like no other.  It has been hard and tiring. Even if we have been forced to do less – less travel and meetings outside, “grounded” at home - we have had an onslaught of tough news, images,...

There is an old saying - ‘if you want to make God laugh - tell him your plans’. God must be having a great old laugh at the moment! I cannot remember a time when humankind have made so many...

Some friends just came back from a holiday in Cornwall.  Somehow or other they managed to have mainly good weather so they got out and about to enjoy the beautiful coast and countryside. They were struck by the beauty and...

I was away for a few days last month on a silent retreat.  It was wonderful.  When I’m away on a silent retreat I become aware of God’s presence in ways that I usually miss when I’m at home.  My...