Waiting at the school gate in Wellow, Somerset
Each school day morning I arrive in a village with my children before any other family. We park, we chat, we pass around the tic-tacs (another story), then walk down to the school gate where we watch the traffic pass by and the rest of the families arrive. It is a time I cherish, a time to share and a time to pray, and so I do.
Ordination would mean my son having to change his primary school 3 times and my daughter twice. Is this a price worth paying? (Photo: Marilyn Barbone / Shutterstock Images)
Last week I met with the DDO for the first time. For those not familiar with Church of England jargon that’s the Diocesan Director of Ordinands, a person that the local bishop has chosen to oversee the selection and training of people called to ordination. It was a meeting that would initially bring peace but not for long. Continue reading
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