Autumn
As autumn comes and the leaves change colour and start to fall, I am reminded how one of my previous and my much-loved spiritual directors, used to say how important the seasons were and that as em...
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Jesus is my favourite
There are always three stages: shock; panic; blame. I have to write a blog; I can’t possibly do this for Monday; and Katie should have told me weeks ago. But after denial – I’m not going not ...
The Future of LGBT+ People in the Church
The Future of LGBT+ People in the Church Are we expecting too little, not too much? Recently I’ve had several conversati...
The Methodist Conference 2021
This Methodist Conference has been like none I have ever known before. Its decisions have been historic and wide-ranging and give real encouragement to LGBT+ Methodists and our allies as well as Ch...
All in the same boat
This past year has been a tumultuous one in many ways, and I suspect like me you will have heard the expression that we are “All in the same boat…” or that we are all in the same boat but in ...
Service & Self
I noticed something this morning, whilst attempting to allow my body to “find what feels good” on the yoga mat (thank you Adriene Mishler). It’s been a year or so since I started a daily prac...
Us and Them
It can be very easy to think in terms of us and them, but who do we think are Us? At times of anxiety and crisis, we may find that the people we include as Us become somewhat reduced. ...
A Poem for Lent
Lent, by Luke The shelves are bare, Is the batter better when it comes from humility? The ask is made, What will you give up in ...
Living in Love and Faith
As an Anglican priest I have the joy of being a member of my local deanery synod. Our deanery has about fourteen churches in it and the breadth of traditions is more or less covered, with parishes ...
LGBT+ History Month
‘There’s no representation.’ You’ll have heard these words before, perhaps you’ve said them, or shouted them. There are lots of reasons why LGBTQ+ representation isn’t what it s...
With Gratitude
New Year, new me? New Year, new lockdown? New Year, same me, same lockdown, same, same, same… I try not to ascribe too much meaning to the turning of the hands to midnight...
Autumn
There is a meme currently going around on Twitter (yes, I confess I am on there too much!) which says, “what from your childhood is indicative of who you are now?” The thought that first flashe...
Remembering A Black Queer Saint – Revd Dr Pauli Murray
“It may be that when historians look back on twentieth-century America, all roads will lead to Pauli Murray…Ci...
Zooming the Church Field
Throughout my life, I have been somewhat of a church shopper, having always felt that it is hard enough being a Christian without the requirement to pick sides. Surely, we are all facing the same w...
Retreat To Move Forward
This blog was originally written for Worldly Wellbeing. It is 2020 and the validity of so called “gay ...
C of E Online Service
Dear Mr Nye, We, OneBodyOneFaith and WATCH, write to express our concern regarding the decision to invite the Revd Dr Lee Gatiss to lead this week’s Church of England online service. The ...
Methodist Conference and Same Sex Marriage
When I heard that this year's Methodist Conference wouldn't be able to meet physically and that as a result we wouldn't be able to debate and finally vote on the resolutions we passed last year on ...
Hope in Lockdown and Beyond
One of the consequences of lockdown during this pandemic is the effect on people’s sense of wellbeing and mental health. For those involved in offering support through helplines, charitable servi...
Be Hot With Anger, But Do Not Boil Away…
The title of this blog is a quote from a piece written by the Bishop of Liverpool for Via Media News, an...
An Engagement in Lockdown
Last month, my partner and I got engaged. The Saturday evening I asked, I think it took us both by surprise. We were just starting to settle into life in lockdown, suddenly spending all our time to...
