It is twenty-two years ago this Autumn that I first started on the journey that would lead me into working as a minister of Religion.  The process began with me attending an interview at a Church in Huddersfield, one of the tasks that I had been given to undertake, was to read a book and…

As I write this, the Jubilee celebrations are still fresh in my memory but by the time you read these words, those days may seem long gone!! The idea of ‘jubilee’ originated way back in the times of Moses’ wanderings in the desert. Hebrew time was divided into seven year cycles. After the seventh of…

A farmer placed a weather vane inscribed with the words “God is love” on top of his barn. One day a traveller stopped by the barn and watched the weather vane moving with the breeze. Then, with a smirk on his face, he asked, “Do you mean to say that your God is as changeable as…

I am not usually forthcoming in conversations with taxi drivers. When at work I am inclined to be preoccupied with thoughts of the day ahead. Often, in foreign countries, the language barrier precludes discussion. My driver in Helsinki recently was different. It turned out that this man had given up his business because cancer forced…

With a discerning eye it is easy to see the abundant generosity of God in all areas of life             in creation and the material necessities of life                                                       –   the beauty of creation itself                                                       –   the air we breathe                                                       –   the water we drink                                                       –   the food we eat             in…