Reflections from a Welsh Valley

Therefore, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us run with perseverance the race that is set before us A couple of times on my pilgrimages I have come across major sporting events. The first time this happened I was in the Llandovery area of mid Wales, walking on quiet… [Continue Reading]

Spending weeks and sometimes months of each year walking on pilgrimage, I have covered thousands of miles on foot to lots of very special and often well-known places. Ancient Christian sites such as St David’s in west Wales, Glendalough in Ireland and the great cathedral at Winchester need little introduction.  But along the way I… [Continue Reading]

When we got to Rome, Paul was allowed to live by himself, with a soldier to guard him. (Acts chapter 28, verse 16) I have long been fascinated with the historical context in which the New Testament stories take place, that is the Roman Empire, the superpower of the day. Whether it’s St Paul’s eventful… [Continue Reading]