Today is the feast of Michaelmas, the beginning of the season of the angels. As a child, I did a fair bit of travelling, usually on small airplanes. They were small by today’s standards, to the extent that I don’t remember there being a central block of seats, just two sets of three on either side of the cabin, which meant that most people could see out of the window. We children were invariably given the window seat or, if not, the one next to it, so you always had a reasona

Death and dying. We need to talk about it. #death #Dying #faith #hope #mortality #life #Resurrection #Autumn

Faith and belief – are they the same thing? #materialworld #planet #belief #mustardseed #faith #Yurigeller #hope #environment #incarnation

What matters most in life? #treasure #faith #lottery #meaning #love #money #life #earth

Needing more from life? #trust #beliefinGod #faith #betrayal #fear

Is God just an abusive parent? #belief #faith #fearandGod #trust

I have been waiting for the Twitter teacup storm to die down, following a Radio 4 interview in which I took part on Palm Sunday. https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m00046pc .We were being asked whether believing in the Resurrection, and that Christ died for the forgiveness of our sins, was optional when it came to defining yourself as a Christian. I think the BBC had hoped for a soundbite conflict. They were to be disappointed. The conflict, between angry sceptics and equally a