The Voice In My Soul
I was lying in the bath, pondering the Bible passages that orthodox religious folk use when discussing the folk they disapprove of – as you do – when I got a sentence in my [...]
God, Gays and the Rainbow Clerical Shirt.
Today I bought a rainbow-coloured clerical shirt for going to perform at the Edinburgh Fringe. I’m not gay and, to be totally honest, gay marriage still makes me feel slightly weird. It’s not that I don’t [...]
A Date With God
Let’s face it, God has had some very bad PR. Interpretations of the Holy Books haven’t helped. According to the Old Testament, God’s fond of mass genocide (Noah’s Ark), destruction of idolators (Exodus, Kings), [...]
Children of a Greater God
Until about a hundred years ago, we were all pretty comfortable with a small, exclusive, tribal God. We lived in villages, towns and cities without a wider view of the world and when news [...]
Excerpt From Chapter Two Of ‘For The Love Of Dog.’
Please enjoy this excerpt from chapter two. Should you want to read the rest of the book, it’s available here, on Amazon. I turn, reluctantly, back up the hill, trusting Frankly to follow me, [...]
A Fool for God
‘I could never do that.’ If you want to make God laugh, tell him your plans. They say that chubby, shy kids are often funny to divert any criticism away from them. I was [...]
This Small, Transactional God
When you get to appear on TV or radio talking about faith, you’re almost certainly going to attract a few folk who are worried about your immortal soul and whether you’re ‘born again’ or a [...]
The Four Faces of Jesus.
One of the great theological debates about the New Testament is ‘why four gospels?’ We know that many more were written, including the famous Nag Hammadi scripts with writings by the disciples Philip and [...]
St. Paul and the Women.
I was never fond of St. Paul. His teachings on money and on women were always a challenge and I always wondered how he got the ascendency over the disciples who actually knew Jesus and [...]
On Being An Independent Catholic Priest
“I am very curious to know more about your being a Catholic priest. It is so brilliant that you are. How does that work then? How did you become one? Were you raised a Catholic? [...]