The Magnificat

I’ve recently returned from the Lambeth Conference and I found it a powerful experience in many ways, not least the impact of being with clergy from around the globe.  I don’t think I’d ever really appreciated what being part of a world Church meant before.  And there were many rich conversations.  One evening I was …

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A Response to the ‘Church of the Poor’ Conference

A Response to the Church of the Poor Conference 2nd & 3rd November 2017, Manchester I’ve just returned from an inspiring gathering of 35 individuals, organisations, research bodies and Churches drawn together by CAoP in Manchester and described as some of the key influencers on poverty and the Church nationally. The event was convened with …

The Aesthete and the Addict

How many ways can someone be in poverty? A few years ago, God gifted my church with the opportunity of ministry to some sex workers. One in particular spent a lot of time with me. I heard about her childhood, her life experiences and her work. She was a bright woman with a sharp sense …

Voiceless

I woke up this morning with the memory of a book I once read called The Diving Bell and the Butterfly. It’s the beautiful and tragic true story of a man – a highly successful journalist – who has a catastrophic stroke and ends up with ‘locked in’ syndrome. He can only blink his left …