I am often asked to provide recipes for a number of simple meals and bevereges that I make for those times of fellowship around a shared meal. Because I believe providing hospitality in the form of a meal or a drink or a conversation goes to heart of what Jesus is all about, I am developing [...]...

I've previously described how the practice of chanting psalms and canticles greatly enhances and deepens our time of private or small group devotion. Considering how many people I have heard in small group situations (or congregations) struggling to sound like the latest Super Worship group whether that be Hillsong or Parachute and feeling inadequate as a result, [...]...

It is almost two months since my last post. I have needed this time away from the computer terminal to allow a few spiritual practices to leave a substantial enough residue in my life to be worth commenting on. It is Good Friday and it seems a good time to try drawing a few reflections [...]...

After four weeks apart from my wife and children we are now joyfully reunited. I am something of a novelty for Ailan and Eilish after our month of separation. It has also been a jolting reminder for me of how difficult it is for parents to develop and maintain a rythym of Daily Prayer while parenting; [...]...

As a way of celebrating my completion of CPE (Clinical Pastoral Education) I bought a copy of the Church of England's Common Worship: Daily Prayer. This was a wonderful way to use to the gift of book vouchers given to me by the parish where I have been practicing for the past three months. Well [...]...