Sam McBratneyOct 16, 20214 minMy first loveI 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...
Sam McBratneyJul 26, 20216 minThe spaces in betweenFor the last four years, alongside my role at the University of Roehampton, I’ve been working in Circuit in Warwickshire, undertaking a...
Sam McBratneyJul 21, 20216 minJustice, Dignity and SolidarityI am incredibly humbled that the new Methodist Strategy for Equality, Diversity and Inclusion has decided to use the formulation I...
Sam McBratneyMay 15, 20216 minNakbaI have been called out. I spent some time yesterday trying to compose an instagram post about the ongoing violence in Israel/Palestine...
Sam McBratneyMay 3, 20213 minSomething 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...
Sam McBratneyJan 20, 20214 minAll in the Mind?I recently received a diagnosis of Adult ADHD - here's what I think it means!
Sam McBratneyJan 20, 20214 minWhy I am a trade unionistYesterday, I was elected Vice President of the faith workers’ Branch of the Community trade union. I became a socialist before I became a...
Sam McBratneyJan 20, 20213 minWhat'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!...
Sam McBratneyJan 20, 20211 minAnother StatisticThe 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...
Sam McBratneyJan 20, 20215 minEucharistic Deprivation - a personal reflectionNone 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...
Sam McBratneyJan 20, 20213 minProfessor Rosemary Hollis - a tributeI first encountered Rosemary when she was appointed the Director of the Olive Tree Scholarship Programme at City, University of London in...
Sam McBratneyJan 20, 20212 minThis week's TRUThis week has been filled with pictures from Minneapolis and other US cities, after the violent and unnecessary death of George Floyd at...
Sam McBratneyJan 20, 20210 minWhat's next? - an ascension sermona sermon recorded for online worship in the South Warwickshire Methodist Circuit.
Sam McBratneyJan 20, 20213 minTuesday Round-UpMy first Tuesday Roundup of stuff that's caught my eye recently.
Sam McBratneyJan 20, 20213 minWhy Human Rights are profoundly theologicalA theological reflection on International Human RIghts Day.