I was very fortunate, blessed being a better word of course, to be able to walk on my annual pilgrimage last year in 2020. In spite of the restrictions we had all faced due to the Covid pandemic, by early July these had been lifted to allow non-essential travel and overnight stays; this was very… [Continue Reading]
Reflections from a Welsh Valley
Firmly rooted- a reflection for the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity
On my pilgrimages, I come across Christian churches from a wide variety of denominations. This includes everything from traditional parish churches and cathedrals to historic ‘free church’ chapels and newer Christian groups with contemporary worship styles who have adapted buildings such as old cinemas and so on. Sometimes, I’m able to go into the church… [Continue Reading]
The three kings have arrived in Bishopsteignton- a reflection for Epiphany
Walking on my pilgrimages in the warmer months between Easter and September, I tend not to think a lot about Christmas or to notice many things that relate to the nativity. However, one exception to this was the wonderful depiction in stone of the three kings, above an ancient but now blocked up doorway at… [Continue Reading]