Today feels like a rather unprecedented day possibly in church history, but certainly in my life time. No public worship to take place anywhere in the Church in Wales or England. This seems particularly ironic given that traditionally Mothering Sunday… Continue Reading
For those who order goods over the internet, you will be familiar with the little box you have to tick to accept the terms and conditions. It’s easy to overlook it and then wonder why the site seems to get… Continue Reading
How many of you think that life is better now in 2020 than it was say at the beginning of the millennium? Better than in your childhood? How many think that things are worse today than they once were; that… Continue Reading
Did you know that the average number of friends everybody on Facebook has is 338? Many will have far more but how many of them would be friends they would go to in crisis? How many would they help and… Continue Reading
When people ask me the question: ‘what made you decide to become a vicar?’ it raises the whole question of how we make the big decisions in life. Are we guided in any way? Does it all just happen by… Continue Reading
How many of you spent Christmas Day in your own home? For many of us, Christmas is a time that we associate with being at home. The Chris Rea song ‘Driving home for Christmas’ is a firm favourite for many… Continue Reading
The past year has been marked by sharply divided opinions on many issues. The question of how we were to leave the European Union split parliament for much of the year in a way that few of us have seen… Continue Reading
Do you, like me, enjoy a good biography, reading about other people’s lives? Maybe you will have a copy of ‘Me Elton John’ in your Christmas stocking; the recently published autobiography of the famous singer and musician. Or perhaps you… Continue Reading
Do you like watching the trailers when you go to the cinema or do you time your arrival to miss them? I quite like them because they give me a flavour of an upcoming film without having to pay to… Continue Reading
Have you decided who to vote for on Thursday? Are you going with the party you usually support or something completely different? Will you vote tactically? Will you bother to vote at all? I hope you will. Democracy, the opportunity… Continue Reading