Talking Point

Rules are made to be broken THERE WAS quite a discussion in the newspapers recently about this saying. I was reminded of it when we received a photo of our granddaughter, aged four, going to […]

Worldwide Wisdom PRIOR TO the 80th anniversary commemorations of VE Day, the actor and writer Sheila Hancock wrote: “Our beautiful planet is under threat in many ways. History shows that the solution is definitely not […]

Majorities WHEN YOU are part of a majority, it can feel comfortable, but it has its dangers – of complacency and distorted viewpoints. For example, I’m white, as are most people in Caversham. It would […]

SOME OF MY favourite stories in the Bible are of Jesus’ encounters with his followers on the day of, or soon after, his resurrection out the hated Roman occupiers (imagine Ukrainians longing for someone to […]

WE ARRIVE AT the season of Lent on 5 March, and it is good to consider giving things up for Lent, especially those that will assist your physical health, including eating and drinking less. It […]

IT’S FEBRUARY: we’re looking towards Spring and the card shops are full of Valentine’s Day cards. You could say love is in the air. This year, I am looking forward to marrying three couples at […]

NEWSPAPERS LIKE controversy because it sells. So, to boost sales…what if I were to suggest that Jesus didn’t die on the cross for our sins after all? You probably know the traditional story. Humanity ‘fell’ […]

NOT BEING ONE of the Caversham clergy, I don’t usually get invited to do a Talking Point. But it happens that my retirement as Bishop of Reading coincides with the 60th anniversary of The Caversham […]