Stuffiness is the enemy. My first experience of religion came from the semi-rural Church of England. Living on the outskirts of Norwich, over in Norfolk (the original one, not the American knock-off), I was invited to go to the beautiful-but-musty-smelling old Norman village church to worship. The impression of English stuffiness combined with the realities … Read More →
It was quite a revelation to me to discover that a young, Pagan, and mildly agoraphobic new friend would have more to teach me about confessing my flaws than any Christian. Over the past few months I have been struggling with some larger questions that are, I suppose inevitably, linked to my reaching 39 years … Read More →
It was a fine, bright Autumn afternoon and I was sitting in my teaching room marking some work when a pupil burst into the room to tell me that New York had been wiped off the face of the planet. Being used to the over exaggerations of pupils, I didn’t take it seriously at first. … Read More →
Just a quick note to introduce our new blogger on CoolReligion.net, codenamed “RevDMac”. It’s a really cool honour for me to have been able to persuade this enigmatic writer onto the site, even if it does turn out to be a temporary thing. Who Is RevDMac? Hmm…. well, Derek was there for me when my … Read More →
