Nov 11, Archdeacon Kevin: We welcome you
You will have said those words many times at baptism services. I said them recently in the ...
You will have said those words many times at baptism services. I said them recently in the ...
Mar 11 Archdeacon Kevin: Appointed to be read
This year is the 400th anniversary of the publication of the King James version of the Bible in ...
This year is the 400th anniversary of the publication of the King James version of the Bible in ...
Feb 11 Bishop James: The Way Ahead
In the year I was born Yale University conducted a survey of graduating students. The idea was ...
In the year I was born Yale University conducted a survey of graduating students. The idea was ...
Jan 11 Archdeacon Richard: There's a knock at the ...
The Vicar opens it and there is one of the regular callers. It’s a young woman, pasty ...
The Vicar opens it and there is one of the regular callers. It’s a young woman, pasty ...
Dec 10 Bishop James: Women bishops
During 2011 the ‘Women Bishops’ issue will be discussed by all our Deanery Synods. Towards ...
During 2011 the ‘Women Bishops’ issue will be discussed by all our Deanery Synods. Towards ...
Nov 10 Archdeacon George: The Micawber Principle
By the time this letter is published, we’ll know the worst ! We’ve been prepared for it for ...
By the time this letter is published, we’ll know the worst ! We’ve been prepared for it for ...
Oct 10 Bishop James: Faith and fun
Radio Cumbria recently ran a feature on their Sunday breakfast programme about churchgoing and ...
Radio Cumbria recently ran a feature on their Sunday breakfast programme about churchgoing and ...
Sep 10 The Dean: A 21st Century Mother Church
"We must stop using the idea of Mother Church when we talk about Cathedrals” - so said one ...
"We must stop using the idea of Mother Church when we talk about Cathedrals” - so said one ...
Aug 10 Bishop James: The Begatitudes
I remember once talking to someone who had recently become a Christian and was steadily reading ...
I remember once talking to someone who had recently become a Christian and was steadily reading ...
Jun 10 Archdeacon Kevin: all eyes on the game
If like me you are a football fan you may well be reading this edition of The News with one eye ...
If like me you are a football fan you may well be reading this edition of The News with one eye ...
May 10 Archdeacon Richard: How will you vote?
You may be one of those who viscerally belong to a particular party - not so different from ...
You may be one of those who viscerally belong to a particular party - not so different from ...
Apr 10 Bishop James: Pilgrimage
I recently spent several days in Rome on a course devoted to relationships between Anglicans and ...
I recently spent several days in Rome on a course devoted to relationships between Anglicans and ...
Mar 10 Archdeacon George: Is it nothing to you?
“ Is it nothing to you, all you who pass by ? Look and see if there is any sorrow like my ...
“ Is it nothing to you, all you who pass by ? Look and see if there is any sorrow like my ...
Feb 2010 Bishop James: What are bishops for?
A woman whose wedding I conducted recently told me that when he was six her brother was asked ...
A woman whose wedding I conducted recently told me that when he was six her brother was asked ...
Jan 10 The Dean, Setting our sights high
Perhaps you know the story of the job applicant who thought his seventeen years’ experience ...
Perhaps you know the story of the job applicant who thought his seventeen years’ experience ...
Dec 09 +James Why go to Church?
Can’t find time to pray? Never mind. According to a recently launched web-site in America, ...
Can’t find time to pray? Never mind. According to a recently launched web-site in America, ...
Nov 09 Archdeacon Kevin, Let's get the Good News out
I shall never forget the moment when Annette told me that she had made a commitment of faith in ...
I shall never forget the moment when Annette told me that she had made a commitment of faith in ...
Oct 09 Archdeacon Richard, The Enthronement
At last we have arrived at Bishop James’ enthronement. It’s been quite a process with lots ...
At last we have arrived at Bishop James’ enthronement. It’s been quite a process with lots ...
Sept 09 +James JESUS IS LORD
I can't remember what we were discussing; but I do remember the question that came, as they say, ...
I can't remember what we were discussing; but I do remember the question that came, as they say, ...
August 09 Archdeacon George RESTORING TRUST
A quick internet search reveals that there's a whole industry out there in "Trust me, I'm a ...
A quick internet search reveals that there's a whole industry out there in "Trust me, I'm a ...
July 09 +James CONTINUITY AND CHANGE
As one bishop said to another bishop in the dole queue, "Long time no See."
As one bishop said to another bishop in the dole queue, "Long time no See."
June 09 The Dean GREATEST STORY EVER TOLD
"Society has lost sight of the stories that have shaped its life and values."
"Society has lost sight of the stories that have shaped its life and values."
May 09 +James MARCHING ORDERS
Ever since Simeon the Stylite went and sat on top of a tall pole in the desert, monks and nuns ...
Ever since Simeon the Stylite went and sat on top of a tall pole in the desert, monks and nuns ...
April 09 +Graham GET A LIFE - THE ATHEISTS OR ...
A sixth former at one of our schools recently said to me that she thought that science might ...
A sixth former at one of our schools recently said to me that she thought that science might ...
March 09 +James LIFE IN ALL ITS FULLNESS
I've been struck by a recent plethora of articles in the media about the alleged ...
I've been struck by a recent plethora of articles in the media about the alleged ...
February 09 +Graham FAREWELL TO CUMBRIA
I am now just over two months away from the end of my time as Bishop of Carlisle. It has been a ...
I am now just over two months away from the end of my time as Bishop of Carlisle. It has been a ...
January 09 +James CONSPICUOUS COMPASSION
Spotting one of the many books about Princess Diana on a friend's bookshelf, I was reminded of ...
Spotting one of the many books about Princess Diana on a friend's bookshelf, I was reminded of ...
December 08 +Graham When Money Becomes Our Idol
We all know that High Street shops are having a hard time. People are tightening their belts ...
We all know that High Street shops are having a hard time. People are tightening their belts ...
November 08 +James FAITH AND INTEGRITY
In a recent Bible Society prayer bulletin I read about a Bulgarian Children's home. It is ...
In a recent Bible Society prayer bulletin I read about a Bulgarian Children's home. It is ...
October 08 +Graham CITIZENSHIP
What has excited me about the Olympics in August and Para Olympics in September is to see how ...
What has excited me about the Olympics in August and Para Olympics in September is to see how ...
September 08 +James ARE FATHERS NECESSARY?
In 1996 Greg Norman lost the Masters' golf tournament to his friend Nick Faldo. After the game ...
In 1996 Greg Norman lost the Masters' golf tournament to his friend Nick Faldo. After the game ...
August 08 +Graham Doing The Lambeth Walk
When this article is published, around 700 Anglican bishops from all over the world will be ...
When this article is published, around 700 Anglican bishops from all over the world will be ...
June 08 +Graham The Importance of Choosing Right ...
One of the most telling points in the teaching of Jesus and in the Bible is the truth that ...
One of the most telling points in the teaching of Jesus and in the Bible is the truth that ...
April 08 +Graham Writing encouraging letters
“If you have something critical to say, say it and it can be forgotten later, but if you ...
“If you have something critical to say, say it and it can be forgotten later, but if you ...
March 08 +James The Art of Dying
It is a truth universally acknowledged that death has taken over from sex as the taboo ...
It is a truth universally acknowledged that death has taken over from sex as the taboo ...
January 08 +James Joy
In his popular book ‘God is not great’ Christopher Hitchens declares that there is ...
In his popular book ‘God is not great’ Christopher Hitchens declares that there is ...
February 08 +Graham Generosity
Generosity is a lovely thing. We know it when we see it because it takes us by surprise.
Generosity is a lovely thing. We know it when we see it because it takes us by surprise.
December 07 +Graham Anxiety about our Children
Hardly a day, it seems, goes by without the national media finding some report which brings ...
Hardly a day, it seems, goes by without the national media finding some report which brings ...
November 07 +James Challenge
I have been reading a fascinating book called ‘Why Men Hate Going to Church’ (by ...
I have been reading a fascinating book called ‘Why Men Hate Going to Church’ (by ...
October 07 +Graham In search of respect
A number, perhaps many, of those who read this article will, in recent months, have wondered if ...
A number, perhaps many, of those who read this article will, in recent months, have wondered if ...
September 07 +James Grandparents
I heard recently about a little girl whose grandfather came to stay. She was fascinated by his ...
I heard recently about a little girl whose grandfather came to stay. She was fascinated by his ...
August 07 +Graham More on Dawkins and Religion
Dawkins, the passionate atheist, hates religion of every kind. In The God Delusion he says ...
Dawkins, the passionate atheist, hates religion of every kind. In The God Delusion he says ...
July 07 +James Self help
More than three million ‘Christian’ books are sold in the U.K. each year. ...
More than three million ‘Christian’ books are sold in the U.K. each year. ...
June 07 +Graham Delusion - God or Dawkins?
Publication of The God Delusion by the well-known atheist, Richard Dawkins, has given much ...
Publication of The God Delusion by the well-known atheist, Richard Dawkins, has given much ...
April 07 +James Gambling
There is nothing new about gambling. We know it was going on more than three ...
There is nothing new about gambling. We know it was going on more than three ...
