Relationships

A Sermon Delivered at Pembroke College, Oxford Choral Evensong  Sunday 15th February 2026 I’d like to thank the Reverend Dr. Andrew Teal for his kind invitation to give this evening’s sermon.   It is only a short number of years since I first visited Oxford, although it was a place I had long wanted to explore. If I … More Relationships

The Music of Life

I wrote an article a number of years ago that was never published. It links with my last post on the use of pop culture. It explores the religious beliefs that might lie behind some aspects of Tolkien’s writings in The Silmarillion. I wrote in my last blog post about the Chronicles of Narnia and … More The Music of Life

Pop culture and RE: an under-realised third space

In questioning beginning teachers’ experiences of Religious Education during their schooling I am invariably met with a very mixed group of responses. Some, usually because of the teacher bringing the subject alive, loved it. Others, for a plethora of other reasons struggled to see the value of it, or actually remember anything they ever did. … More Pop culture and RE: an under-realised third space