Off on retreat here until Friday. It’s a place I knew when I was doing my curacy here.

I feel like I’m staggering over the finish line at the end of a marathon. I haven’t had a retreat since 2000 – although, to be fair, I did have a sabbatical year (grin) – but the last few months have been quite intense. It will be good to just sit in silence for a while. Although, me being me, I’m taking a bit of work – Learning Church session on the Gospel of Mark as soon as I get back, so I’m going to be spending time with the first evangelist.

Plus McLaren’s Generous Orthodoxy. Plus Peterson’s Christ plays – which I bought ages ago and wanted to read when I could concentrate on it – plus a few other books… and a couple of films….