November 14, 2024November 14, 2024 How truth toppled an archbishop Next Sunday, with a degree of irony, is Safeguarding Sunday in the Church of England. And priests across the land are probably wondering what to say to their flock. I would be. It is not a good moment for the church; though who knows? Maybe it is. The Archbishop has this week belatedly resigned over a safeguarding scandal; but the visceral anger reverberating through the church suggests he will not be the last Episcopal fall guy. And it’s hard to know with stories like this which of these are worse: …
November 5, 2024November 5, 2024 R.I.P. Nuance We gather here today to say farewell and goodbye to nuance, a much loved member of the human family, now …
October 23, 2024October 26, 2024 Pink Floyd in Eastbourne We saw Pink Floyd perform in Eastbourne last night. Well, not the actual Pink Floyd because they aren’t talking to …
November 29, 2021 Advent 1: Leaving Leaving is less exciting than arriving; often more uncomfortable. But there are no arrivals without it, so it’s a constant …
November 22, 2021 The day I became a haunted house Some people believe houses are haunted; and it could be. Though there’s more evidence for humans being haunted. Humans like …
November 15, 2021 If self-loathing were a train… Life brings us enemies. Enemies long-remembered and very present enemies. Enemies at school. Enemies at the school gate. Enemies at …
November 11, 2021 How to spot sanity What traits reveal the presence of sanity? It’s helpful to know. To meet someone who is sane is to meet …
November 8, 2021 If God were a burglar The International Labelling Laboratory, (also known as ILL) divides everyone up by labelling them. It labels black, white, trans, gay, …
November 8, 2021 The real reason people like the clown ‘Why do people like me?’ asks the clown, still surprised at the warmth shown to him. ‘Is it because I …
November 1, 2021 Hildegard and COP26 Hildegard of Bingen will not be in Glasgow this week, speaking at COP26; she lived in the 12th century, an …
October 25, 2021 This magnificent voice There is a voice in each of us Like a diamond in our cellar, hidden for years, discovered with delight …
October 20, 2021 Those dreadful glasses If we’re given inappropriate glasses for our eyes, it’s difficult to see. We’ll have impaired vision, probably blurred and we’ll …
