Author: sean

I don’t know about you but, I certainly didn’t see it coming. I was looking forward to 2020.  I had big plans for the year. I had holiday, work and study plans in place. We had plans to celebrate my better half’s “special” birthday. 2019 had not been the best of years for us as […]

Politicians. Media. Business leaders. Even Church leaders have used a phrase I do not understand. The New Normal. Surely, it is an oxymoron.  Something cannot be both “new” and “normal” at the same time? Some use it as a phrase of aspiration.  They dream of a kinder, compassionate, better world emerging post coronavirus.  Others see […]

Have you found yourself fuming over somebody else’s opinion? It happened to me yesterday. It was an article in the Church Times written by Angela Tilby. In it, she used some very unpleasant phrases. In one, she accuses clergy of “moral cowardice”. She says, whilst many key workers take risks, Churches remain closed. She also […]

Recently, I have shared some thoughts on what, I have learnt, about God, through coronavirus. My hope is, they may spark some discussions as you explore this important issue. Here is my latest reflection. I have friends who have amazing artistic abilities.  As we faced Easter under lockdown, one friend, David Senior, sent me a […]

I have been writing a series of blogs on what I believe God has been saying to me during this time of lockdown. This is the fifth part. It happened during my quiet time today. My quiet times consist of prayer, Bible reading and a little music. I like to read the passage a few […]

Like many people, my plans for 2020 went “out of the window” when coronavirus and the lock down happened here in the UK.  As I have wrestled with this new way of life, I have been asking the question “what is God saying to me through coronavirus?”  This is the fourth blog in this series.  […]

This is the third part of my series of blogs of what I believe God is saying to me during this time of coronavirus.  I hope these blogs will spark some discussion in the fellowship to which I belong.  If they spark wider discussion, Great! This is one of the hardest blogs in this series […]

This is the second in my series of blogs about, what I believe God is saying to me at this of lock down due to the Coronavirus. The point of these blogs is to spark some discussion and help the fellowship I belong to explore what God may be saying to us at this time. […]

The email landed in my inbox the other day.  It was another invitation to attend a Zoom Meeting.  This one looked really interesting, it was more than an opportunity to catch up with friends and colleagues.  This invitation was to engage in a discussion about “What is God saying to the Church through Coronavirus.” I […]

I hesitated as to whether to write, yet another, piece about the coronavirus.  Why?  Because I am really fed up of hearing about it!  Every news report, TV program mentions it.  My professional and personal life has been incredibly disrupted by it.  I have to think twice before I leave the house and, at times, […]