Here is the news

Today’s top religion news has been about bishops and civil partnerships. I can’t blame ecclesiastical publications and religion correspondents for this – my Twitter feed today has demonstrated that it is what church people want to read and talk about. I’m sure someone out there can explain to normal everyday people why such a thing…

London Olympics 2012

London Olympics 2012

The Olympic Games. An absolutely wonderful two weeks, and we were privileged to go to quite a few events. I’ve posted a set of photos from the Olympics here on Flickr, or there is a slideshow that starts here. Update: Flickr is having problems today unfortunately. Hopefully the last third of the photos (mountain biking…

Happy New Year 2011

Happy New Year 2011

Hello and Happy New Year (if indeed it is New Year where you are). Hope you are enjoying yourself this evening (if indeed it is evening where you are). If you are not enjoying yourself that much that really is ok too – most of us are only pretending (see diagram). I quite like thinking…

Blogging from the G20

Blogging from the G20

Just to say (for those who aren’t fed up of me going on about it) that I’ll be blogging from the G20 meeting in London’s Docklands over the next few days. Details here. Barring technical malfunction (not out of the question by any means) I’ll be blogging in these two places: The Church Times blog…

Ask the Archbishops your question

Blogger Maggi Dawn will be interviewing the Archbishops of Canterbury and York in Cambridge this week and is asking for questions from bloggers (and, I’m sure, blog commenters). It looks as if lots of the events are ones you can attend too if you are in the area. See also: Website for the event, ‘A…

Inevitable and Unavoidable

These are just things I’ve been thinking. Other people have said them, and other people have said them better. They don’t form a coherent argument. Inevitable I find it quite amazing when doing a Google search for sharia inevitable to see how many news websites report Rowan Williams as saying this, with quote marks around…

Excuses for absenteeism etc

A few weeks ago you kindly helped me with ideas for an ‘excuses for absenteeism’ cartoon. Well, here is the cartoon. It appeared in the Church Times on the 11th of January. Thanks again for all your help. Sorry to not bring you more today. I have a heavy cold and am trying to do…

New Year (2008)

New Year (2008)

Don’t worry – I’m not here in person at 00.01 on January the 1st. This post is posted by the Autoblogger, specially activated ahead of time using a pulley and a very long piece of string. Anyway – Happy New Year! We are back from going to and going fro. A splendid time was had…

Royal Mail engages in subtle evangelism through Christmas stamps

Royal Mail engages in subtle evangelism through Christmas stamps

This comment by Craig Allison on my last Royal Mail Christmas stamps hoax post seemed worth sharing: Has anyone gone to the bother of pointing out the position and orientation of the Queen’s Profile on the 2nd Class “Madonna & Child” Stamp? Rather unusual (unique perhaps) to this stamp. The Queen’s profile is on the…