What do these phrases have in common? Backlift, Beehive, Belter, Bend the back, Biffer, Blocker, Bouncer and Silly mid off!! They are all...

I must admit that yellow is not my favourite colour. I love the brightness of daffodils and forsythia in spring, but that is partly...

I shouldn’t be surprised but I’m often taken aback at just how busy St Albans pubs are. Especially at the weekend. Our recent spell of...

We often reflect on the fact that Christian faith is no longer the default position for people in this country. That said, we also...

This weekend marked the start of the St Albans International Organ Festival which kicked off with a live broadcast from St Peters for...

I had one of my most frustrating journeys back home from the U.S. last weekend with many delays. The AirTrain was broken so we were...

The Church has its own way of measuring time. Yesterday we celebrated Pentecost: the outpouring of God’s Holy Spirit upon his people. It...

...so said Buzz Lightyear in Toy Story.   I’ve never been to space and whilst that may have been a boyhood dream, I can say with...

On Sunday morning Ruth spoke to us about the new kingdom, new earth and new commandment ushered in by Jesus’ death and resurrection. In...

What a week of changes and memories! In the course of the last few days, we have witnessed the election of a new pope – an amazingly...

If you had to choose a day of the year what would it be? Your birthday? Christmas Day? The longest day of the year? A bank holiday? On...

A week ago we were celebrating Easter and I watched Pope Francis wish everyone a Happy Easter and although frail we saw him move amongst...

In the modest garden of our house we have an apple tree. We have enjoyed it so much. Its intricate bare branches are sharp against the...

You couldn’t write it. Those living under Roman occupation in 1st Century Palestine were besides themselves with excitement and...

Today is the start of Passiontide, the final two weeks of Lent. Now the tone seems to change. The cross has been at the back of our minds...

Yesterday we celebrated Mothering Sunday, a day when traditionally people would return to their home church, by thinking about our homes:...

If music be the food of love, play on; Give me excess of it, that surfeiting, The appetite may sicken and so die. So speaks Duke Orsino,...

I have a special place that I often go to when I’m over in Washington D.C US. I make my pilgrimage up the steps of the Lincoln Memorial....

It is said that a frog will jump out of boiling water unless the water is heated up so gently that it never notices that it is in boiling...

On a wet Monday morning following the half term week we are just a bit too far away from Spring to feel as uplifted as we may wish. The...