What is God's love?
It’s February and we think of Valentine’s Day and along with that ‘love’. What do we understand by that word ‘love’? On the day that the...
Steve Richards
Feb 2, 2024
Too many voices
There are many rallying calls wanting to grab our attention, stir our emotions and move us to action or at least to express our support....
Steve Richards
Sep 1, 2023
Many ways to God?
A friend who grew up in the Christian church has latterly become uncomfortable with foundational Christian teaching. Such teaching, he...
Steve Richards
Aug 4, 2023
Jesus as pioneer
Just over 60 years ago my dad purchased his first car. It was a second-hand Ford V8 Pilot. If you haven’t heard of it, that’s hardly...
Steve Richards
Jul 7, 2023
Who's really in charge?
Several weeks have elapsed since colleagues of Boris Johnson withdrew their support of his leadership and this resulted in his...
Steve Richards
Aug 5, 2022
Notions about God
A friend of mine, before becoming a vicar, was a geography teacher. He would take students on field trips down to the Jurassic Coast. He...
Steve Richards
Jul 1, 2022
License to live
I enjoy many of the James Bond film songs. One of these didn’t become popular until 25 years after the initial release. I refer to Louis...
Steve Richards
Jun 23, 2021
Relationships
How ‘distant’ were your relationships with friends and family over Christmas and the New Year? Christmas 2020 was different to what has...
Steve Richards
Jan 1, 2021
A disappointing Christmas
I tore the Christmas paper off the big box, then eagerly lifted off the lid. A tartan-patterned dressing-gown. I can still remember the...
Steve Richards
Dec 4, 2020
Beyond the pale?
Last week, we visited the Buckinghamshire town of Olney. As you approach the town centre, you are greeted by a roadside sign, ‘Welcome to...
Steve Richards
Sep 4, 2020