Writer

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I have contributed articles and book reviews in the areas of the economy, energy, the environment and social justice to Guardian online, Resurgence magazine, Church Times, Third Way, The Porch Magazine, Reform magazine and Modern Believing … Read articles

While working for the Met Office and Cambridge Econometrics, I authored and co-authored a number of peer-reviewed papers, articles and abstracts on the subjects of climate targets, weather forecasting research, the impact of weather on human health, and health forecasting and anticipatory care … More on academic output

As a consultant, I also wrote a number of reports that were subsequently published … More on consultancy output

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Blogger

At present I have two blogs:

  • On this website I write about art, place, nature, and other things that interest me … Read this blog
  • Grace Upon Grace” is about prayer and other aspects of the spiritual life … Read that blog

“And the end of all our exploring.” is the name of my blog that I ran between 2011 and 2017 at exploring.org.uk. In 2017, I subsumed the blog into this website. I continue to blog about things that interest me. It’s good to read and encounter random stuff and see what sparks interest and ideas. Many of the things that interest me come from my explorings around my home in Exeter, hence the name of the blog, a quote from TS Eliot’s Little Gidding in Four QuartetsRead the blog

I have contributed as a guest blogger to the Power Culture, Bright Now and Eco Church South West blogs and campaigns … Read the guest posts

From 2012 to 2017 I was the TEDxExeter Storyteller. Each year I blogged on the behind-the-scenes planning, wrote a series of reflections on the theme, and live-blogged each speaker and performance during the day. I also blogged on ideas sparked by a connection with TEDxExeter and TED talks, and edited a series of guest blogs and stories from contributors, team and volunteers … Read the posts

Between September 2010 and September 2011, I lived alongside an Anglican Benedictine community of monks and nuns. In November 2010, we moved from Broad Marston Manor near Evesham to Mucknell Abbey, a new eco-monastery near Worcester. For seven months, I developed a practice of attentiveness and blogged on “Things that have interested me”Read blog archive