Bishop's Blog

Together this Christmas

Whatever your views on politics, I’m sure you would agree that a divided society cannot be a happy society; and ours has been sadly divided in recent years. Indeed, politicians […]

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Creationtide All Age Sermon: Songs for Earth

Here is the Creationtide all-age sermon I gave at Truro Cathedral during the Songs for Earth service in November. I guess many of you have been to some kind of […]

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Presidential address to Truro Diocesan Synod, November 2019

Romans 5:1-5 Therefore, since we are justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom we have obtained access to this grace in which […]

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Trafalgar Sermon given at Madron 20 October, 2019

This is a copy of the Sermon given in Madron Church for the Trafalgar service. On 21 October, 1805 news of the battle of Trafalgar and Nelson’s death was first […]

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Presidential address to Truro Diocesan Synod, September 2019

Luke 8:43-48. “Now there was a woman who had been suffering from haemorrhages for twelve years; and though she had spent all she had on physicians, no one could cure her. She […]

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The Spirit of One and All

I recently sat in a room at a meeting of the Cornwall Faith Forum. Alongside Roman Catholics, Quakers and Methodists there were representatives of the Muslim, Jewish and Hindu communities. […]

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It’s about service, not just services…

Over my first few months as Bishop of Truro, I’ve spent many a weekday travelling around the diocese, deanery by deanery, from Penwith to Rame Head to Morwenstow, getting to […]

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Addressing our diocesan synod

I want you to know I feel a great sense of privilege in making this my first Presidential Address to you, our Diocesan Synod. It is a huge privilege to […]

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Our failure to act is costing the Earth

Parts of my maiden speech to General Synod have been reported in the media, so I thought some people might like to read the whole thing. Certainly, I was pleased […]

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Tesco, ergo sum: but not in the Kingdom of God

I find it hard to put into words just how I feel standing here today before you. Delighted: certainly; honoured: undoubtedly; humbled: indeed. But amongst a great range of emotions […]

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Safeguarding

Ensuring that children and young people as well as adults are kept safe whilst in our care in an integral part of our diocese life.