I recently watched the television version of the National Theatre’s play ‘Dear England’ in which Jospeh Fiennes starred as England manager, Gareth Southgate. I found it unexpectedly fascinating (as one not naturally very committed to following sport); in the way it explored the stories that the ‘English’ tell themselves and which define how we often …
It’s one of the fundamental mysteries of our faith. How do Christians manage to worship one God who is yet three persons? I recently came across an image 14 centuries old, which I found both helpful and beautiful: Our Father God is the sun, with Jesus as the sun’s rays, and the Holy Spirit as …
There are all too many painful indications of the way communication currently seems to have broken down, both between and within different nations. We are increasingly failing to understand one another even when, in principle, we speak the same language. The Washington Post recently offered an article urging a declaration of linguistic independence. Referring to …
This article will appear between 2 traditional agricultural festivals. In May we celebrate Rogation when we ask God’s blessing on the growing crops. At Lammas, in July, we give thanks for the beginning of the harvest, blessing the first loaves the summer has produced. Both these occasions are marked by special barn services on local …
