Author: stuart

  • Hafod Eryri

    “The Summit of Snowdon:  Here you are nearer to heaven” Catchy sentiments; and maybe, but still a long way off, were my first impressions.  I think I’ll have to sit out on the theological arguments about that one!!  Later thoughts might have contemplated things along the lines of this: Climbers and walkers are among the…

  • Just Gardening

    I was gardening.  Just that.  Strimming the overgrown grass, revealing the flowers that had been planted along the labyrinth path in the churchyard.  It always had a queer sort of fascination with the locals, seeing someone tending something new, something unexpected and many would stop and chat, poking good humoured fun or questioning why.  On…

  • What they say: And what they mean

    I was clearing out the virtual desk and found this from our last college revue, it certainly made my afternoon!! Essay Feedback:  What they say: And what they mean!

  • Fear is in the air…

    … and the magazine letter is late. (as usual) Fear is in the air, you can smell it! You can see it as well, the shop assistants giving out adverts in the street for their latest offers, the new signs going up pointing to various retail establishments, information about flu precautions. We used to be…

  • Any fool can make things complicated

    E.F. Schumacher said that: “Any fool can make things complicated, but it requires a genius to make things simple.” Satish Kumar quoted this in Resurgence Then went on to say that “Simplicity requires less ego and more imagination, less complication and more creativity, less glamour and more gratitude, less attention to appearance and more attention…

  • New Bishop

    As we enthrone our new Bishop Gregory on the Feast of St. Mark, I wonder what the marks of his ministry will be?  Brevity?  Telling an unfinished Story?  Or perhaps as the Gospel of Mark begins, ‘The beginning of the Good News…’  You might find some photo’s on the diocese website, and if you are…

  • A rare day out

    I had the chance to be away from the pulpit today and grabbed it with both hands, well, grabbed the bike and rode before anyone could stop me!!  I was confronted by the usual low-sunday features, small congregation, (no hope of hiding then) quite reflective service, the Gospel was of course about Thomas who I…

  • getting wet

    i’ve ridden a bike in rain before, but yesterday was something else! So much for waterproof gear, it had no chance – thank goodness for overly warm hotel rooms! Not sure i would ever say that… It was truly bizare though, once i had got out of the valleys on the 470 it was as…

  • away from the desk

    I’ve finally done it. I’ve switched it off. Now i’ll have to go away!

  • Bored on Monday