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A lot can change in a week 28 Mar 2011 | 07:16 am
By now, you may have heard my exciting news. I have been appointed to the role of Area Dean for the Swindon deanery. I take up the new position on the1st June. I am aware that I will need to review m...
Early morning in Durham 24 Mar 2011 | 07:08 pm
Last Friday Nicola and I left Swindon at 5.15am and travelled up to Durham arriving at 9.45am in the glorious sunshine. We were there so early that Thomas, our son who is at University there, was stil...
Earthquakes 8 Mar 2011 | 10:40 pm
Christ Church Cathedral - NZ Like our own church, Christ Church Cathedral in New Zealand was designed by Sir George Gilbert Scott nearly 160 years ago. The damage to it and the surrounding area is a ...
Blog from St Agnes, Cornwall 22 Feb 2011 | 03:46 am
Last week, I spent 3 days last week at Sarum College, next door to Salisbury Cathedral, on The Renaissance Programme. The purpose of this course was to remind me and 18 colleagues of our vocation to p...
Being thankful for what we have. 14 Feb 2011 | 11:20 pm
This week I received a really powerful and thought provoking email from David one of my parishioners. It contained a message that I think we all need to reflect on as we go about our daily life. The....
Thinking out of the box 9 Feb 2011 | 01:08 pm
It was great to have the recommendation of Margaret Harber, one of the Christ church's congregation on Sunday to watch the incredible programme The Secret Life of Waves with David Malone. Physics, Ge...
Simon's Sermon on Nehemiah 4 - Keeping Momentum 7 Feb 2011 | 04:45 am
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Simon Talks about the film The King's Speech. 4 Feb 2011 | 11:19 pm
OSCAR nominated film The King’s Speech has been praised by speech experts in the town for shining the spotlight on a difficult subject. Speech therapists along with those who suffer from the impedimen...
Latest news - All things are possible for God 4 Feb 2011 | 11:19 pm
Many of us have regular appraisals, if we are fortunate to have jobs. One of our congregation talks about death by performance indicators. Recently I had a diocesan appraisal, the first for many year...
The Nativity 26 Dec 2010 | 12:09 pm
The Nativity: I am sure you agree with me that The Nativity on BBC 1 7pm-7.30pm Monday-Thursday in 4 parts has been excellent. If you’ve missed it do try to pick it up on i-player in the next few days...
