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Should I answer this question honestly? Or at all?

June 27, 2010

Wrestling with our new diocesan ministry review, I was struck by one question: Within the context of your ministry how do you develop a healthy work-life balance? Well, more accurately I was struck by my instinctive answer to it: Look for a secular job, I would guess. I’m not entirely sure that’s what bishops want [...]

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My first baby

October 21, 2009
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I have surprised myself by my reaction to the arrival of my author’s copies of my first book. It is, in every sense of the word a very slight book. It only aspires to offer a distillation of practical guidance for people who lead five minutes or so of prayers in perfectly ordinary congregations. I [...]

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Baffled by a fellow blogger: when I was once apostate

October 13, 2009

A couple of days ago Nick Norelli posted one of those questions which stirred some quite strong discussion, but which left me wondering whether we lived on different planets. Is it worth your time to talk to apostates? I’m finding it hard to see how it’s worth mine. I’ve joined in the conversation in his [...]

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Amendments to my life

October 6, 2009

John Anderson’s post on denominational affiliation made me realise I didn’t actually say on my About page what mine is – although it is (I assume) obvious that I’m Anglican. However, I needed to update my page with some additional information, and I’ve used this as a reminder. The page is now gently updated to [...]

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Being a complete orphan and other things about me: the honest scrap meme

August 11, 2009
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Oh, dear. A few days ago I was tagged for a meme by Peter Kirk: the Honest Scrap meme, wherein I’m supposed to tell you ten HONEST things about myself, and then tag seven others of you. I was going to decline this invitation, because I can’t think of many things more boring than talking [...]

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My intellectual bibliography: the five influential books meme

June 18, 2009

John Hobbins has tagged me with Ken Brown’s “five books that influenced me” meme. This is not easy. First. here’s a reminder of his rules: Name the five books (or scholars) that had the most immediate and lasting influence on how you read the Bible. Note that these need not be your five favorite books, [...]

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