Rather surprisingly, I’ve not said much about the Lambeth Conference since it closed. The truth is, we were rather distracted at St Mary’s at the time.
People are still asking me what happened. What was the result?
Well, the result was not as bad as it might have been. I still wish that our bishops from Scotland […]

Dear Steven
Thanks again for posting such thoughtful questions. (See here).
You said:
The question that comes to mind is, “Does God approve of all sincere love relationships because he is, after all, love in His very essence?” I am not so sure. Say, for example, my marriage was in serious trouble and I began to confide in […]

The Anglican Communion and Homosexuality – A resource to enable listening and dialogue
Edited by Phil Groves (SPCK - £14.99)
The clearest call for a process of listening to the experience of lesbian and gay Anglicans came 10 years ago at the Lambeth Conference of 1998. That this book is being published just a couple of weeks […]

I’ve received the following comment from Steven McQuitty in Northern Ireland. It was posted at the end of the long debate about the Gene Robinson announcement. I thought it was worth putting in a new post and keeping the comments separate.
Dear Kelvin
I would like to compliment you on the quality of the debate within your […]

Looks like Norway is adopting equal marriage legislation.

To Uddingston yesterday for the institution of the new priest for Uddingston and Cambuslang. It is many a year since I’ve been to that town.
Heard +Idris in his sermon say something to the effect that the distinctive thing that anglicans have to offer in Scotland is to stand up to intolerance, especially where it comes […]

What is the best way to respond to the RC Bishop of Motherwell’s reported comments about the Scottish Gay Conspiracy?
Bishop David has had a go at making a response, and I welcome that.
I had lunch with my nearest local RC priest yesterday who is warm, friendly and reasonable. Such a contrast to what is reported […]

In a letter to lesbian and gay people in the church, the College of Bishops has said:
…it has not been possible to hear adequately your voices, and we apologize for any sense of rejection that has occurred because of this reality. This letter is a sign of our commitment to listen to you and reflect […]

The Scottish Episcopal Church now has a published response to the draft Anglican covenant. Although I have one strong reservation about something that it says, I do broadly welcome it.
My reservation is over the phrase, “There is much in the Draft Covenant which we wish to commend: we appreciate its rootedness in Scripture, …” It […]

You will probably be aware that we are using a new microphone system here today. I remember that when I first came here I was told that it was a difficult building to preach in, but you were a good congregation to preach to. Indeed you are. You laugh in all the right places. However […]