New Year update

I’m writing this during the afternoon on New Year’s Eve. I’ve got a friend staying with me and we will be celebrating the New Year later with good food, conversation, a movie or two, and some drink. But right now I am in a reflective mood. The year seems to have passed quickly. Constant reminders

A merry little Christmas

It has been such a busy few months. Work has been very full-on and I’ve been away more than I’ve been at home recently. By the time December got here it felt like there was more month than I had energy for. Preparing for the coming of Christmas, a time of year I always love,

Does Unitarianism replace what it takes away? – a sermon shared with Undodiaid Bangor Unitarians

Years ago I got cornered by a Baptist Minister in the vestry at a crematorium. He asked what denomination I was a Minister with and so I told him I was a Unitarian. He saw this as an opportunity to convert me and eagerly whipped out his Bible in an attempt to show me where

Why I’m a Unitarian

I joined the Unitarians at a point that when I was feeling somewhat bruised from my previous experience of religion and also feeling a little lost in life. I suppose I was giving faith a final chance. A few months before, someone had said to me “You sound like a Unitarian!” so I thought I

Summer update

I’ve not updated my blog for a while. The reason? I’ve been taking some time off, I’ve had such a wonderful summer! July was a busy month for me at work. I co-led 3 courses for the college I work for which involved me being away from home (and away from my dog!) for 12

Doing Chaplaincy – a sermon shared with the Police Chaplaincy UK Conference 2022

“At any time you can ask yourself: At which threshold am I now standing? At this time in my life, what am I leaving? Where am I about to enter? What is preventing me from crossing my next threshold? What gift would enable me to do it?” (John O’Donohue) I have been to this place

Is it worth getting offended? – A sermon shared with the Unitarian Christian Association

I remember many years ago, someone really offended me and deeply hurt me. And not only did this person hurt me, he seemed to make it his business to try to tell others things about me that were just not true. I got more and more hurt and more and more upset by it….and in

Music

Music has always been very important to me: it’s been a big part of my life, work and leisure. I was probably in my early teens (or maybe even younger than that) when I started playing the piano and organ for church services, along with playing in the church band. It was here I learned

A different relationship with money

As part of my quest to live more simply, I wanted to try to become and then to stay debt-free. It’s been a journey, and there are some biblical principles which have helped me along the way. There were a number of reasons for wanting to live debt-free. One of the most important for me

Thresholds

Today I met up with some friends on Anglesey. First we gathered for lunch and then travelled on to nearby Bryn Celli Ddu. Bryn Celli Ddu is a prehistoric monument – an ancient tomb inside a mound, with a passageway allowing you to walk inside. Apparently, the tomb is positioned so that, as the sun