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The Flying Cassowary - a blog




Oct 16, 20214 min read
My first love
I love TV! I feel guilty for saying it, but it's true. Growing up, I reckon I probably learned more from watching telly than I ever did...
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Jul 26, 20216 min read
The spaces in between
For the last four years, alongside my role at the University of Roehampton, I’ve been working in Circuit in Warwickshire, undertaking a...
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Jul 21, 20216 min read
Justice, Dignity and Solidarity
I am incredibly humbled that the new Methodist Strategy for Equality, Diversity and Inclusion has decided to use the formulation I...
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May 15, 20216 min read
Nakba
I have been called out. I spent some time yesterday trying to compose an instagram post about the ongoing violence in Israel/Palestine...
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May 3, 20213 min read
Something to celebrate?
Today is a special birthday: the centenary of the birth of a new state - Northern Ireland. It was borne of political pragmatism and...
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Jan 20, 20214 min read
All in the Mind?
I recently received a diagnosis of Adult ADHD - here's what I think it means!
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Jan 20, 20214 min read
Why I am a trade unionist
Yesterday, I was elected Vice President of the faith workers’ Branch of the Community trade union. I became a socialist before I became a...
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Jan 20, 20213 min read
What's Another Year?
With apologies for Johnny Logan, it's hard to believe that September is nearly here again and, with it, a new church and academic year!...
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Jan 20, 20211 min read
Another Statistic
The daily briefing from Downing Street today will include the number of people who have died in the past 24 hours due to Covid19. One of...
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Jan 20, 20215 min read
Eucharistic Deprivation - a personal reflection
None of us predicted we would be where we are by the middle of June. Our premises are still closed and most of us have acquired some new...
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Jan 20, 20213 min read
Professor Rosemary Hollis - a tribute
I first encountered Rosemary when she was appointed the Director of the Olive Tree Scholarship Programme at City, University of London in...
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Jan 20, 20212 min read
This week's TRU
This week has been filled with pictures from Minneapolis and other US cities, after the violent and unnecessary death of George Floyd at...
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Jan 20, 20210 min read
What's next? - an ascension sermon
a sermon recorded for online worship in the South Warwickshire Methodist Circuit.
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Jan 20, 20213 min read
Tuesday Round-Up
My first Tuesday Roundup of stuff that's caught my eye recently.
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Jan 20, 20213 min read
Why Human Rights are profoundly theological
A theological reflection on International Human RIghts Day.
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