Do stay for tea and coffee: ‘He clashes with their candles and calm’

Paul Kerensa on how the Church can serve introverts and extroverts alike

Introverts, extroverts, converts: lend me your ears. This is the third and final column in a series of three, pondering how the Church can serve introverts and extroverts … Read More

On the pilgrim way: ‘Am I wasting time?’

I am writing this in late April and find myself, not surprisingly, thinking about time. I was brought up with quite a puritanical approach to time: it had to be used well. We offered our talents and our time to … Read More

Here and now: David Turner

David Turner on the return of nature

Step outside into the world. Close your eyes and reflect on what you hear. Would you usually be hearing traffic, people on phones, the buzzing of electricity lines? And instead, can you now … Read More

Commitment-Phobe: Locked in

Navigating self discovery in lockdown

I am writing this in early May, after seven weeks of lockdown in the UK. But by the time you are reading this, lockdown may be over and social distancing will be easing. Or not. … Read More