Steph's Adventures

The Friday before last I abandoned my usual responsibilities and headed to London. The reason for the trip was Westminster Abbey's decis...

The third in the series which began with  this blog post . 11) "Love is blue not red. It is calm, soothing and loving. It is not fier...

Last Friday afternoon, after close to 120 miles walking towards Walsingham, I had the chance to stop just before our arrival, and share some...

John 21 has long been one of my favourite gospel passages, and it has lost nothing of its beauty for its familiarity. In the midst of a d...

For context, you might want to see  this blog post , to which this is the follow up. 6) What's the one thing that bothers you most abo...

My work at the Sanctuary often brings me great joy. It is a privilege to witness the human capacity for hope, and to be surrounded by gestur...

It turns out Lydia is really good at thoughtful gifts. So for Christmas 2018, she gave us a jar filled with questions ... the idea being t...

The week of prayer for Christian Unity, 18th - 25th January, was marked in Birmingham, once again, by #pray24brum. As it has turned out, thi...

Living in Birmingham city centre we are surrounded by all things Christmas themed from about the end of October; but this year I certainly m...

Several of my recent posts will have perhaps made it fairly obvious that I've been thinking a lot about fear. About the tragedy of a soc...

And Mary said,  “My soul magnifies the Lord, and my spirit rejoices in God my Saviour, he has looked with favour on the lowliness of his ...

I have written quite a lot about the various different things which make up our life here, but I can't remember the last time (if ever...

"Peace I leave with you; my peace I give you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled and do not b...

It was Lancaster University chaplaincy, really, which first taught me about both the importance of, and the possibility of, church unity; an...

In Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery there are a series of sketches of women by the pre-raphaelite painter Edward Burne-Jones. They are the ...

At the beginning of August, together with our friends from Northern Leg of Student Cross we spent an amazing weekend in Edinburgh. To make t...

When it rains, look for rainbows.