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RIP Revd John Richardson

Revd John Richardson, "the Ugley Vicar" died this morning in hospital after a short illness. Pray for his wife Alison ...

Who’s Going to Win the Premiership?

It's an interesting question isn't it? With just 6 weeks to go, there are still seven teams that can mathematically ...

Change of Tone, Change of Policy?

Can someone explain this to me? I think the Church has reacted by fully accepting that it’s the law, and ...

Listening to Stories

Andy Marshall, a gay Church of England priest, has written a personal piece in response to the Bishops' Pastoral Statement ...

The Parable of the Gay Samaritan

Archbishop Cranmer rather nails it on the World Vision story. On one occasion an expert in biblical ethics and Christian ...

Jersey Agreement

Hot off the presses. The Archbishop of Canterbury, the Bishop of Winchester, the Bishop of Dover and each of the ...

Catullus – Carmen 16

Certificate 15 post warning. All the 15+ stuff after the read more tag ...

Nobody’s Born Gay

Say the gay scientists. No, seriously. Knowing about the phantom gay past when everyone else is certain gayness has always ...

Burning Babies

Words fail me. The bodies of thousands of aborted and miscarried babies were incinerated as clinical waste, with some even ...

Bishop of Oxford’s Presidential Address

It's quite well considered. When I say I'm bored with sex I hope you won’t misunderstand me. But in another ...

Come Out, Come Out, Wherever You Are

The "Cure Me, I'm Gay" documentary earlier this week has got me thinking. One thing that I have noticed amongst ...

Jersey Shored Up

So, a week or two ago I told you all how Bishop Tim Dakin went along to a meeting where ...

Managing Diocesan Finances – Guest Post

In the light of a discussion about Winchester Diocesan Synod handing over budget approval responsibility to the Board of Finance, ...

Cure Me, I’m Gay

You know, it is possible to make a great documentary that is lousy science. In Cure Me, I'm Gay, TV ...

Two thoughts from the Sermon on the Mount

First, Julie Rogers has been thinking about identity and sexuality. Toward the end of my time speaking with Exodus, I ...

That bloke with no snakes

Right, let's move on after the weekend. How superb that today is an awesome opportunity to share this again. Remember, ...

The Blog Post That Disappeared

You know the one. I named nine people that had left Winchester Diocese in the past year or so. Gosh, ...

Five Powerful Questions

Tony Benn 1925 -2014 ...

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