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To Downham this morning to worship in one of the most beautiful churches I know. The mid-week service is Book of Common Prayer Holy Communion and attended by a handful of villagers. But which readings to use? On Sunday the … Continue reading →

Sermon preached St Mary Magdalene Clitheroe 3rd June 2018 (Trinity 1) There’s a guy near to us has pitched his small tent in a public park. He’s been there some time and I’ve never seen him come into or out … Continue reading →

“Dirty Harry” Vicar seeks a partner The post of Associate Minister in the Parish of Clitheroe, Low Moor, Chatburn and Downham has attracted very little interest with only a handful of candidates applying. Is the vicar the problem? Self-confessed “Dirty … Continue reading →

Dear Brothers and Sisters, June 6th marks the 73rd anniversary of the D-Day landings. A few days after the landings a German officer encountered a US supply depot, really just a pile of stuff nearly a mile long. He told … Continue reading →

Herod doesn’t feature too much in today’s rather saccharine nativity plays. It’s not because his part in the birth narratives isn’t commemorated in the church until Holy Innocents Day (28 December in the Church of England) After all, schools and … Continue reading →

I love Strava. What I love most is that I can’t cheat it. My watch tells me how far, how fast and where I’ve run and it tells the internet. Any sneaky walks will show up. Now I have really … Continue reading →

​ She had tears in her eyes, but they were tears not of sorrow but defiance and anger. She managed to keep to the script that she had been given as the evening’s host put his arm around her, not … Continue reading →

Which one are you? This week marks a change in the BBC schedule – goodbye Mary, hello Sir Alan. But more than that I wonder whether it marks an ideological divide in our country. The Sun predictably complained about the … Continue reading →

Running? On a work day? That’s how someone responded to my Facebook post about running on a Sunday. It made me think – why not combine the two? Mens sana in corpore sano and all that. (A healthy mind in … Continue reading →