Christmas – The Rectory

November 30, 2024

As Noddy Holder says clearly and raucously, “It’s Christmas!” Strictly speaking, it’s not even Advent as I write, but by […]

March 31, 2024

Last month, I wrote about journeys, and particularly the journey through Lent to Easter. I said I was happy to […]

November 30, 2023

Once, conversation in the streets and workplaces commonly included discussion about what people had all seen on TV the previous […]

December 31, 2022

My wife and I had a bit of a scare last month. We set off after she finished work on […]

November 30, 2022

There was a girl called Ellie who needed help. I don’t know the full story, but for one reason or […]

November 30, 2021

Christmas is coming! For some, those three words might engender a sense of dread, but my personal hope is that […]

February 28, 2021

By the time you read this, we will be well into the season of Lent, so called because of the […]

December 29, 2020

Forty years ago, I spent my Sunday evenings listening to the Radio 1 Top 40 Chart Show. It was by […]

November 29, 2020

I write in the middle of “Lockdown Two”, which, in keeping with the Hollywood tradition of producing sequels to films […]

November 30, 2019

Last month, I had the privilege of being asked to bring my voice and my guitar to be part of […]