The Mendip Nomad
Welcome to my blog. My name is Tom Osborne, and while I've lived in many places, and don't live there now, I call the Mendip Hills of Somerset home. Hence the title of this blog and my blogging pseudonym elsewhere. I'm also a Presbyter (often called a Minister) in the Methodist Church but the views you'll find here are all my own (unless I specifically say so). Please do feel free to comment if you so wish, you certainly don't have to agree with me, all I ask is that you keep it civilised.
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- Eternal Echoes: Sally's Journey A Methodist colleague whose reflections are always worth reading
- Gauge Opinion My former rugby skipper and political colleague, and author of “My Life as a Hooker: when a middle-aged bloke discovered rugby”
- Katie Lou Blog by Anglican Curate in Gateshead, and friend (and former Wesley House resident) from Cambridge days
- Lanky Anglican Blog by Anglican Curate in Clitheroe, Lancashire, and friend from Cambridge days
- Lost in Wonder, Love and Praise Blog by Cambridge friend, currently in his last year at Wesley House and a very talented musician
- Ordinaregardener Blog by a friend from Cambridge days, still training at Westcott House as an Anglican Ordinand
- President & Vice-President of Conference The blog of the President and Vice-President of the Conference of the Methodist Church of Great Britain
- Reflections of a Thinking Evangelical Blog of a Methodist colleague from a different part of the theological spectrum than me
- Revved Up Rev A fellow Christian talking about his ride with God just the way it is
- The Write Tom Nash Former colleague, now a professional (well, student!) wordsmith!
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Let’s talk about…
I have spent much of my time today down the A38 in Liskeard, attending the Presbyteral Session of District Synod. It was, as is the nature of these things, a mixed-bag of experiences, including some boredom and annoyance but overall … Continue reading
Posted in Church, Circuit Life, Faith, Methodism, Personal
Tagged Life, Marriage, Methodism, Relationships, Testimony
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Rising from the Ashes
So, here I am, sat at my desk, ash cross on my forehead, non-alcohol beer to hand, writing a blog post for the first time in more than 10 months. And if you ignore posts written as sermons then far … Continue reading
Tick Tock
Time. It’s something we all get a fixed amount of. No, I don’t mean that each person has an allotted lifespan perfectly mapped out and decided well in advance, and for some it is a matter of seconds or minutes … Continue reading
Posted in Circuit Life, Faith, Formation, Iona Community, Personal, Social Media
Tagged Blogging, Life, The Iona Community, Time
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Dog tales
Sometimes different parts of one’s life collide. I use “one’s” instead of “my” because I know it happens to most people, who do various different things in their life and then find them bumping into each other in various ways. … Continue reading
Posted in Church, Circuit Life, Faith, Personal, Sport
Tagged Dogs, God, Life, Preaching, Refereeing, Rugby
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Friends will be friends
I promised I’d blog every day for Easter. I didn’t promise every post would be profound or brilliant or long or any combination of those. Today’s will not be any of them, but I made a commitment and I’m sticking … Continue reading
Desert Island Discs
Before I even arrived here in Saltash I was invited to take part in a part-social, part-getting-to-know-the-new-minister event at one of the chapels in my charge, based on the Desert Island Discs format. It happened last night and, out of … Continue reading
Posted in Circuit Life, Faith, Music, Personal
Tagged Childhood, God, Leisure time, Life, Music, Relaxation
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Caught in the Middle
It’s been a little longer since my last post than I’d originally planned. Despite exams being over life has been rather busy, with much going on in preparation for the end of term (which is, of course, also the end … Continue reading
