Richard Hall Online

A Methodist Minister Blogging like it’s 2006

Richard Hall
Richard Hall
@richard@richardhall.online

Methodist minister serving as Superintendent of the Shropshire and Marches Circuit. Scout leader. Photography wannabe

152 posts
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  • “Epiphany”, by R.S. Thomas

    The poetic wisdom of R S Thomas manages to stir even my uncultured imagination. Just don’t ask me to explain how or why!

  • On the NHS

    On Clement Attlee’s birthday, a reminder to myself of just how precious is Britain’s NHS

  • New Year’s Resolution?

    Our firm reslutions to do better in future don’t always last as long as we might hope.

  • What is the opposite of faith?

    A lot of people would say doubt. But that won’t do. There is, for sure, a kind of doubt that is entirely negative, which puts faith in jeopardy. But I suspect the main kind of doubt with which we are familiar is the kind that asks questions – and that won’t be fobbed off with unconvincing…

  • My favourite Richard Hall

    Richard Hall is a common enough name and there are plenty of us to choose from among the current crop. But my favourite can be found in Georgian England.

  • A Sermon for Covenant Sunday

    The annual Covenant Service is very important to the life of the Methodist Church in Britain. Here’s the sermon I intend to preach when I celebrate it in a week or two.

  • Met Office: 2022 will be Britain’s warmest year on record

    Data from the UK Met Office suggests that 2022 will have been the UK’s warmest on record. Every month except December was warmer than average.

  • Getting to grips with WordPress

    A few weeks since I came back to WordPress and I’m beginning to feel at home again

  • Another test

    Testing out some WordPress features that I’m not used to