Other people’s reactions to our decision on same-sex marriages

It seems as though all the so-called quality newspapers have reported our decision in an even-handed way. I’ve read the online reports in the Guardian, the Telegraph (which simply records yesterday’s item from the BBC News website), the Times and the Independent. The Independent gets extra marks for including comment by Peter Tatchell, who is [...]

We’re in the news

Yes, Friends, as Jez Smith has just pointed out on here, our process is already up and out there on BBC News. Colin Billett had a very brief slot on the Today programme, around 6.50am, and the news item was in the news headlines at 8am on Radio 4, as I understand it. It seems [...]

Coast and Cliffs walk

Yesterday I went walking along the stretch of the Cleveland Way which passes up the coast to Robin Hood’s Bay. I think there were about 80-90 Friends on the walk altogether. We travelled there in two coaches and then walked in 4 parties. It rained rather a lot. We had a late lunch in the [...]

York wildlife

One of the delights of YMG09 is the abundant wildlife around the campus. The other evening, for example, there were rabbits grazing outside on the lawn whilst I ate my evening meal in the Galleria dining room. Then there are the wildfowl which live on the lakes. There are various types of ducks and geese, [...]

My first full day at YMG09

Despite avoiding too much busy-ness, I had a full day today. Up early for worship at 7.30 till 8, then after a leisurely breakfast it was nearly time to go into the morning session. The highlight of this for me was Colin Billett’s introduction to the topic of Committed Relationships. In a short twenty minutes [...]

Tonight’s Salter Lecture

Twitter Friends of mine will know that I arrived a day late at the table. It took me some time to orientate myself, and understand some of the complexities of YMG09. The rest will no doubt follow in good time. Still, like the labourers in the vineyard, in the book of Matthew, I hope to [...]