World Cup ties
Published: 31st May 2018Bishop Clive celebrates the ties of football and multiculturalism
News
First an anxious huddle
Published: 30th April 2018Our hope is for real
Why the winner doesn't take it all
Published: 13th April 2018Morrissey, Ant & Dec and systematic theology. It's not a competition, says Lindsey Hall.
A King's Legacy
Published: 4th April 2018Praying 'yet, not what I want, but what you want' can be fatal
Dead or Alive
Published: 31st March 2018Bishop Mark's waxes lyrically on awesome pebbles and closed shells.
The Power of Words
Published: 1st March 2018Authority of newspapers and ourselves
Valuing people with Down's Syndrome
Published: 16th February 2018A personal perspective on the subject recently discussed at General Synod
Face recognition
Published: 1st February 2018Seeing in unlikely places
Variety enables enrichment
Published: 1st January 2018Avoiding isolation is good for all of us.
Following Christ in the footsteps of....Mary
Published: 13th December 2017Lindsey Hall reflects on the huge risk Mary took in saying 'yes' to God.
God is now here
Published: 1st December 2017God doesn't have to be persuaded to be interested in us
Taming Flame Wars
Published: 1st November 2017Spoken word and written flame
Following Christ in the footsteps of....Martin Luther King Jr
Published: 18th October 2017Lindsey Hall reflects on the life of an American icon during Black History Month.
The Cross - a symbol of love
Published: 30th September 2017Speaking out against 'a kind of blasphemy'
Strengthened by a Diet of Worms
Published: 1st September 2017Luther, the Reformation, faith, politics and pilgrimage
De-stress or distress?
Published: 1st August 2017A time to unwind and de-stigmatise
Foundations from failure
Published: 1st July 2017Bishop Mark, Homer Simpson, and Churchill on failure.
St Chad's godly death
Published: 16th June 2017Bishop Michael reflects on a death well died.
Let your light shine
Published: 31st May 2017Who am I - priest, beacon, servant?
Vocations Sunday
Published: 6th May 2017We are all called. God has given each of us gifts to use for the life of the kingdom.
Countdown to Vocations Sunday - 6
Published: 5th May 2017Any job can be a vocation, whether or not others think of it as something you are 'called' to do.
Countdown to Vocations Sunday - 5
Published: 4th May 2017Often we have lots of vocations, things that we are called to be and do, and these change over time.
Countdown to Vocations Sunday - 4
Published: 3rd May 2017One of our Readers tells the story of her call to be a school teacher and a Reader
Countdown to Vocations Sunday - 3
Published: 2nd May 2017Sometimes responding to vocation means making changes
Reconciliation on the cards
Published: 2nd May 2017"... in Christ God was reconciling the world to himself, not counting their trespasses against them, and entrusting the message of reconciliation to us. So we are ambassadors for Christ, since God is making his appeal through us... "
Countdown to Vocations Sunday - 2
Published: 1st May 2017God's call is not always straightforward.
Countdown to Vocations Sunday - 1
Published: 30th April 2017Everyone is called.
Pathways, Songlines and Footsteps
Published: 6th April 2017What links Aboriginal dreams and a Mercian missionary?
Special Ones
Published: 14th March 2017A month after Valentines Day, Clare Spooner reflects on another special status.
Come follow Christ in the footsteps of St Chad
Published: 28th February 2017In the March Bishop's Blog, the 99th Bishop of Lichfield reflects on the life of the first.
