Letter from the Dean of Wells
What does love require? Having heard the announcement about the latest lockdown, I walked over to the Cathedral. I sat at the back and looked up at the Cross in the Nave. A question welled
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What does love require? Having heard the announcement about the latest lockdown, I walked over to the Cathedral. I sat at the back and looked up at the Cross in the Nave. A question welled
Continue readingIn about 1840, a Wesleyan Methodist Society was formed in Milverton. There was no Chapel, but they met in an ‘Upper Room’ which may have been at the Globe. Numbers grew, and at times 120
Continue readingThis diocese has just had a week of prayer, using different ways of praying in varying places. I am often told by individuals, “I don’t know how to pray”; but there are many ways of
Continue readingOne of our oldest (16th century) English carols tells us that the story of Jesus’ birth as a baby into our world, is good news, bringing ‘tidings of comfort and joy’. And don’t we just
Continue readingHello everyone, I wish you all well and a happy Advent, a season of comings, encounters and arrivals. Keep this in mind as I have a project for you to ponder on. It is a
Continue readingThe Advent challenge this year is to reflect on Mary and Joseph’s journey from Nazareth to Bethlehem, 90 miles of varied countryside. Some people are creating 90 squares for a blanket, others are considering that
Continue readingI was expecting to be on sabbatical as I write this but of course you will all now be aware that Bishop Peter is receiving treatment for leukaemia and thus I am back in the
Continue readingApril 2020 Time to show our care for all. As we reflect on the Easter story this month I’m reminded of the sense of ‘touch’. It was Passover, a religious festival, and as Jesus was
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