Yesterday we were all awakened to the sad news that David Bowie had died. Over four million tweets flooded into Twitter acknowledging his contribution to music and art. His life and work had touched the lives of many including even the Archbishop of Canterbury. I mention his name because at the heart of a great deal of his work was a spirit of searching, a longing to find another world to which to belong. In a number of interviews Bowie acknowledged his search to know...
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I wonder if you noticed the coverage in the papers yesterday about the launch of the Churhes Mutual Credit Union. A number of the newspaper articles had headlines suggesting that the Churches involved in this new  venture were taking on the Wonga's of this world. The truth is this project is a long way from moving into the same market as Wonga.  Indeed Credit Unions operate under completely different finanicial rules. However it is a clear strategic move by the churches...
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May the Father, Son and Holy Spirit Protector and guardian of our hearts Turn  gently the handle of our lives today For we are more fearful than we pretend You who open the gate on each  new year Come and walk with us Guide and protect us from all danger Inspire us to think and understand in a new way Teach us about the mystery of faith Give to each of us the courage  To walk into the unknown Believing you walk before us   Open our minds to think and...
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For the past few weeks I’ve been thinking that its time I started writing the blog again. So here goes with my first post leading up to Christmas. On Wednesday I attended the funeral of Nancy Crawford. Nancy was my wife’s mother’s eldest sister. She died  last week aged ninety-nine.  If only she could have made  her one-hundredth birthday! I want to write a story about Nancy to encourage all of us to take seriously the promptings of God in our lives, especially when we...
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The voting is over. The people have spoken. The referendum question has been answered. However, the answer raises a much more important issue, not only for our politicians but for all who, in anyway, are concerned about the common good of the people of these islands. The issue is, that we can no longer continue with business as usual, when so many of the electorate have voted to leave the union. Some who voted no, did so because they were promised that additional powers...
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