Hi all

Thanks for visiting my blog.

A few things about me…

I am a husband to Michaela and a father to Emily and William. Through them, my life is blessed.

I am half English, half Irish, and living in Scotland.

I am a seeker in the Christian tradition, but have more questions than insights- the more so as I get older. I live and learn with a group of friends in Dunoon, Scotland, and deeply value being part of a wider network of people who meet here and there to dream together. I no longer attend ‘church’ in the formal sense, for reasons too long and winding to go into here, but I am not done with trying to understand the nature of the divine, or in sharing this experience with others.

Because of the great hope I feel within their rule and their passions, I am an associate member of the Iona Community.

I love to write- poetry, prose. It is how I think. I have published some books and a few articles and poems.

I love music, and to play and sing.

I love wilderness- mountains, lochs, small islands.

Most of my career has been spent working with, for and alongside people experiencing serious mental health problems. I have been a social worker, a therapist and have managed integrated mental health services. I remain deeply interested in politics, economics, sociology and psychology, because how else can we begin to think about what makes for a good society? How else can we move towards greater social justice?

Along with my wife, we run a business called Seatree, making things from ceramics and found objects, often incorporating poetry. We have an online shop on our website here.

I also grow veg.

And play cricket.

Oh, and along with some friends, I am working to try to rivive an old publishing platform called Proost. We see this project as being a way to network, encourage and conspire with other artists who seek to explore spirituality and justice issues. It is early days, but if this interests you, we need your help!

The things I say on this blog are my own ideas and opinions. I am not representing any organisation, employer, denomination or group.