July 10, 2025July 15, 2025 Have we become ungovernable? It could be a new board game called ‘Govern that!’ set in a democratic but bankrupt country facing an ever more uncertain world. Each player is Prime Minister. But who will stay in power? The players must first decide what will be their game plan. There are three choices. 1) One Nation: General health of the nation. 2) Golden Division: Government by demonization and division 3) Power for Power’s Sake: using all means necessary to keep it. Nothing else matters. The first is a generalist approach steeped in compromise but …
June 12, 2025June 12, 2025 The Gospel according to the Garden Before we go to the garden, a verse from a poem that could scarcely be less floral or Monty Don: …
May 15, 2025May 15, 2025 Are Christianity and therapy joined at the hip? So, here’s the question: ‘What is the relationship between Christianity and therapy?’ And the answer, of course, will depend on …
January 5, 2022 Mindful of the crazy person inside She was talking about her life to a psychoanalyst; she had done for years. Now she contemplates the crazy woman …
January 4, 2022 Woken by time I have recently been woken by time passing. I feel its arrival at 3.00am in the morning, pressing on me …
December 28, 2021 My New Year word And so we set out, experts only in failed resolutions. And that’s OK. We’ll fail again, but fail better; fail …
December 22, 2021 Manger days After his resurrection, Jesus (Yeshua) returns to Bethlehem. A seasonal extract from ‘Gospel - Rumours of Love’. This is told …
December 20, 2021 Advent 4: A place of greater safety We’re going to consider safety for a moment. When or where do you feel safe? Or with whom do you …
December 13, 2021 Advent 3: How do I relate to grievance? How do you relate to grievance? How do you relate to the damage done to you by the world or …
December 8, 2021 Is it OK to sack staff via Zoom? You’re working at home when you receive an invitation from your company CEO to join a video conference. You join …
December 6, 2021 Advent 2: Your voice Do you have a voice? And if you do, is it yours? And if it is your voice – rather …
December 3, 2021 Staying sane in insane times At the beginning of December, I led a day at the wonderful Medatio Centre in London. Our title was ‘Staying …
