Priest of the Church of England. Historian. Liverpudlian. Rector of Liverpool.
Liverpool, England
Joined February 2012
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An article I wrote, based on my doctoral research, kindly published in 'Faith & Worship', Trinity 2018. It's about the birth of English Protestantism, and the relationship between a Reformed liturgy, almsgiving, & the deep foundations of our Welfare State: scribd.com/document/40057963…
Auschwitz
The Merseyside Jewish Representative Council invited me to join people from across Europe to this terrible place, on the 88th anniversary of Kristallnacht.
I found myself praying psalms,
"O deliver me from my persecutors, for they are too strong for me."
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Alongside the poppy wreaths from Liverpool's religious communities at Liverpool's Cenotaph was another, of orange petals, laid to remember with thanksgiving the vital part played by the volunteer Indian Army in British Imperial victory in both World Wars.
Today I joined the vast @lpoolcouncil Service of Remembrance, on St George's Plateau, for the first time as Rector of Liverpool. I laid a wreath at the Cenotaph, built where Liverpool Pals rallied in 1915. My great grandfather J J Frost, of Toxteth, died on the Somme, 28.12.1915.
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Lighting fireworks with a taper in the garden is fine.
But, the demise of free public displays over the last decade is emblematic of much that's wrong with contemporary Britain - killing a joyous shared tradition by austerity, lockdown, lanyard - favouring the old over the young.
Bonfire Night
Friendly competition between the small family display of fireworks in my parents' garden and a thunderous barrage of rockets from the bonfire organised by the estate round the corner.
Furthermore, the parish church's bells are being rung.
#England
#RememberRemember
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The Merseyside Faith Leaders' Network met tonight at the Cunard Building, guests of the Chief Executive of Liverpool City Council, for dialogue.
As Rector of Liverpool I convene and chair this group, a biannual meeting for the deepening of our mutual understanding and solidarity.
All Souls
Crowds filled Liverpool tonight, following the River of Light trail of illuminations, past, & through, the doors of @LiverpoolParish
We donned black, remembering many of our dearly beloved, and the solitary saints of the parish too, by name: "hidden with Christ in God".
My Top 5 hymns
1. Crown him with many crowns
2. Lo, he comes with clouds descending
3. Of the Father's Heart begotten
4. Alleluia, Sing to Jesus
5. And now, O Father
For All the Saints is a favourite at family funerals, since 1935, when RVW's fine tune was a mere 29 years old.
My Top 5 hymns
1. All People That on Earth Do Dwell
2. O Love That Will Not Let Me Go
3. I Heard the Voice of Jesus Say
4. Be Thou My Vision
5. This Is My Father's World
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29.10.1885
An English missionary was murdered in East Africa, triggering the persecution of Christian converts by the king of Buganda.
Bishop James Hannington was the best kind of imperialist - a saintly humanitarian.
He is highly honoured in Uganda today.
mediacentre.go.ug/press-room…
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It is the 70th anniversary of the 1956 Hungarian Uprising, when the people of that nation demanded freedom, having been forced to endure a decade of communism. Today @LiverpoolParish the Magyar diaspora celebrate their rich heritage, with a splendid replica of St Stephen's crown.
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On foot in the parish when the storm hit earlier, a @merseyrail train got me back to @LiverpoolParish in the dry.
4 underground stations serve the city centre. My favourite part of the network is the pedestrian tunnel up from James St Station, with its exit yards from the church.
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Liverpool Clergy votes for the General Synod published today.
Proctors in Convocation are elected by a Single Transferable Vote system, with voters encouraged to list all candidates in order of preference.
Eliminated candidates' voters thereby still influence the final results.
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It was a very good day to go for a walk up Caldy Hill, with some of the younger members of @LiverpoolParish.
We met at West Kirby Station, and a member of the church who lives nearby volunteered to guide us through a maze of paths that cross the common land, down to the seashore.
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"we shall this day light such a candle, by God's grace, in England, as I trust shall never be put out"
Humbled to be elected by Liverpool's clergy to represent them as Proctor in the Convocation of York, i.e. General Synod, on the anniversary of the martyrdom of Latimer & Ridley.
Big news about would be Roman emperor, Magnus Maximus, confirming details of later Welsh literature - re his presence in Pembrokeshire.
He became a crucial figure in the medieval Welsh imagination, as last a bastion of Roman civilisation vs the barbarians.
theguardian.com/uk-news/2026…
The Nineteenth Sunday after Trinity 2026
"he said to him, “Friend, how did you get in here without a wedding robe?” And he was speechless."
Sermon on Matt. 24's Parable of the Wedding Feast, with apologies to the people of Edinburgh,
"you'll have had your tea".
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