At a formal dinner this coming Saturday Caroline will formally become President of the Coroners Society of England and Wales
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Gathering a harvest of righteousness
At this time of the year when here in the UK the harvest is being gathered in, I thought it
Continue readingBooks for Today – September 2018
Book of the month Available in the UK through Alban of Edinburgh, Sinners and Saints: The Real Story of Early
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This summer we have had the joy of a family holiday, when all our four children and their families –
Continue readingMentoring: a need that can be met
Amazing as it now seems, when I first was a minister of a church, there was nobody to guide me.
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I am at the stage of life when I seem to be constantly writing letters of condolence to friends who
Continue readingWho would true valour see: a great hymn for a funeral
[In this blog I have drawn upon Hymns That Live (Hodder & Stoughton 2008) by Frank Colqhoun] In a recent
Continue readingRites of passage and pastoral care
It was Arnold van Gennep, a French anthropologist, who in 1909 coined the phrase ‘rite of passage’. He noticed, as
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The three major events of life – birth, marriage, and death – are marked by three traditional Christian rites of
Continue readingContentment has to be learned
I have just returned from visiting a care home. Every Tuesday afternoon, unless otherwise prevented, I go to see a
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