Here you will find my occasional ramblings…
Sight and insight
One of the treats for me on the Clergy Conference was the talk delivered by Lord Hennessy of Nympsfield. In […]
Trinity Sunday
A baptism spared me from preaching on Trinity Sunday – but I had been thinking about it so here’s what […]
Thika Vist
It was an excellent visit in many respects. We overcame the visa issue and all our guests, bar one, made […]
Life Changing
One of the privileges of ministry is seeing people grow in faith. Sadly, it is all too rare an occurrence […]
Thika Visit
It was an excellent week visiting Thika Diocese, Kenya with some many new friends made and opportunities taken to learn […]
Briar Tor
One of the joys of parish ministry is the regular engagement with different communities of people. One such community is […]
My chains fell off
This is one of the most evocative images I took while in Zanzibar recently. Above and around me was the […]
Tanzania
More Tea Vicar?
The Easter Bunny
My granddaughter (aged 4) tells me tomorrow (Easter Sunday) is the day the Easter Bunny arrives. My son tells me […]
Week of Prayer for Christian Unity
We are looking forward to sharing a service with our friends at Holy Cross Catholic Church Yelverton, on Sunday 26th […]
Joy to the World
Children are the centre of everything to do with Christmas. It started with the joy of the birth of the […]
What’s the snag?
In the UK a ‘snag’ is something that we hit from time to time which needs to be overcome. ‘What’s […]
St Leonard’s by moonlight
I’m pleased to see the CofE website carrying this picture of St Leonard’s Sheepstor. You can find it on Twitter […]
St Peter & St Paul Sermon 29 June 2014
Off to Oz
Youth Work
We are at an exciting time with our Youth Work plans. Do come along to St Mary’s Walkhampton (9.30) or […]
Easter
I can resist anything except temptation
It was good to spend some time in Croyde last week as part of the Church School Leaders’ Conference, putting […]
Good Friday People
Mince Pies are illegal! It’s official!
According to the Christmas Newsletter of the Ecclesiastical Law Society Cromwellian Laws are still on the Statute book which prohibit […]
The Factory: A reflection on Matthew 28.19. Advent 4 2013.
There was once an entrepreneur, who lived abroad, who bought a factory in South West England at auction on the […]
Untitled
We are looking forward to running a first Pilgrim Course in January 2014. The first 6 week course will roll […]
Credit Unions
It has been interesting week with a presentation in Exeter by 3 Credit Unions based in Devon as the church […]
