Latest Thought for the Week

Sunday night, after the Nine Lessons and Carols, sung/read so well at St. Martin’s, I huddled in my warm kitchen in the back of my flat, hiding from the draft crashing through my front windows.

‘The people who walked in darkness have seen a great light; those who lived in a land of deep darkness— on them light has shined.’

More than a decade ago, I spent early December on a university choir tour to Germany.

This Advent we have chosen to take Sleepers Wake: Getting Serious about Climate Change by Nicholas Holtam, the Bishop of Salisbury and the former Vicar of St Martin-in-the-Fields, as our Advent book.

My first four months since joining you as Head of Congregational Life at St Martin’s have raced by.

My grandfather won two Military Crosses in the First World War: as a chaplain he left the trenches and went into No Man’s Land and dragged bodies back to safety, not knowing if they were alive or dead.

I have recently been enjoying the Netflix series, Chef’s Table.

The appointment of a British Asian Hindu as our Prime Minister is a great opportunity for non-Hindus to get to know a bit more about the beliefs of the 1.2 billion people in the world, approximately 1 million of whom are in the United Kingdom, who identify as Hindus.

When I was a lad, Hallowe’en wasn’t really a big deal.