Church

A lampshade is not a hat

Or so I heard on the radio this morning as they gave advice on how to behave at the staff Christmas party. It was already too late for the staff at Richview. We

Most clergy are sensitive introverts

From The Times Online: A survey of Anglican, Baptist and Methodist clergy by the Right Rev Michael Whinney, retired Bishop of Southwell, showed that most were sensitive introverts who lacked the characteristics to

The Christmas Sunday debate

In case you missed it, some American megachurches have cancelled Sunday gatherings on Christmas Day. There’s been a lot of reaction, most of it negative: “This is a consumer mentality at work:

Surprise baptism

We did a spontaneous baptism this morning. It wasn’t completely spontaneous: we had it planned since the summer. We just didn’t tell anybody. This morning I spoke on what it means