Feb 28, 20226 minStanding to worship: does it exclude disabled people?Yesterday I came across this tweet from Heather Renee Morgan, @H_R_Morgan: “"Stand if you are able" isn't the inclusive statement people...
Feb 16, 20224 minMoney: its actions, not attitudes, that matterI’ve been thinking a lot recently about the relevance of our ‘attitudes’ to things in Christianity. It’s fairly common, at least in my...
Feb 1, 20228 minLove always trusts: when racism isn't.My church currently runs weekly evening sessions where we get to discuss or hear about slightly ‘wider’ issues or perhaps one might say...
Jan 17, 20222 minRamblings following lossIt used to be that I was part of a team of people with chronic illness who researched and wrote about the government’s actions on social...
May 2, 20214 minWealth is deceitfulI was interested today in the contrast between the sermon preached at my church today and that preached two weeks ago. Today, the speaker...
Apr 26, 20214 minReflections on gardening: sin and relationshipI love gardening. I love sitting on the ground in the sun removing weeds, dead-heading flowers or re-training a clematis. I love pruning...
Jan 10, 20213 minReview: Neither Poverty Nor Riches, Part 1This morning I started reading the book Neither Poverty Nor Riches by the American Craig L Blomberg. I can’t tell you how refreshing I...
Jan 3, 20214 minTypes of undeserving poorThis is the third of three blog posts triggered by the book, The Myth of Undeserving Poor, which I recently finished reading. If you read...
Jan 3, 20214 minGrace to the undeserving poorIn my last blog post I discussed the myth of the undeserving poor, referencing a number of articles which prove the tenacity of the UK...
Dec 20, 20206 minThe Myth of the Undeserving PoorI recently finished reading The Myth of the Undeserving Poor: a Christian response to poverty in Britain today by Martin Charlesworth and...