As I write this, it is garden party season here at Bishopscourt, and it is such a joy and privilege to be hosting different people, whether from worshipping communities or

For most children, this is the last week of the summer term, a week marked by a whole range of different emotions.

‘An argument arose among them as to which one of them was the greatest. But Jesus, aware of their inner thoughts, took a little child and put it by his side, and

It was a great privilege last weekend to be in our link diocese of Västerås in Sweden as the guest of Bishop Mikael Mogren, joining in their ordination services. On

If you ever travel to London from this part of the world, you will arrive at Paddington station, and like me you may enjoy watching children and adults alike sitting next to the statue of Paddington Bear as they pose for a photograph.

Having observed the great seasons of Lent and Easter, we now enter what the Church calls ‘Ordinary Time’.

There is nothing quite like coming home. Coming home at the end of a long day working, or from a trip away, or even a short break or holiday. The activities we were engaged in may have been joyful or challenging, uplifting or discouraging, but coming home promises a space to relax, to be oneself, and to recuperate, recalibrate, and rest.

I find it slightly sobering to realise that it is almost forty years since I began training for ordination at Lincoln Theological College in September 1986. Though the college is

On Sunday evening I found myself watching a TV programme I have never seen before – The Great Pottery Throwdown.

It has now been just over two months since we moved into our new Diocesan Offices on Denmark Road, Gloucester. If you have not yet visited, I hope you will

When the King was crowned, he began the service by saying that he came, after the example of Jesus Christ, not to be served but to serve. His is a