Embracing the Joy Torbank School is one of my favourite places in the world. It’s a school for children with complex and special needs and my daughter goes there. Over the years of Lucy’s education we have met the most amazing people who work there as teachers, classroom assistants, therapists and receptionists. We have met […]

Father’s Day One of the greatest pleasures and privileges of my life is to be a Dad. Last Sunday I received two lovely cards with special messages inside and, on Saturday, we went out for a family breakfast as I had to travel to a special service on Sunday afternoon, and then further south to […]

Preparing for Big Services We look forward to welcoming the Reverend Ryan Hawk as our new curate in about a week’s time. Next Sunday, 15th June, Ryan will be ordained priest alongside some of his colleagues who will serve in different churches in this Diocese. If you are not familiar with church, these are very special […]

Searching for the Soul of the Church A friend of mine passed me on a wonderful book recently about the soul of Irish rugby. It explores the way the sport has transcended religious and political divisions in Ireland and brought people together in a unique way. The professional era has seen Ireland, a small country […]

The Speak Jesus Initiative If I were to ask most Christians I know about what they find most challenging about the life of faith, I suspect many would speak about the challenge of sharing your faith with other people. How is it that we find it so hard to speak about something that is so […]

The Ministry of Presence One of the beautiful things to behold, if you know people who have been married for many years, is how comfortable and relaxed they are in each other’s presence. I visited a couple recently who have been married for over 60 years and what was inspiring was to see just how […]