The Anxious Generation Dozens of books are published every year now on the risks of technology and AI. I can only read a fraction and I have to confess I start more than I finish. But every so often I am gripped by a book I can’t put down and then want everyone to read. […] The post The Anxious Generation: a call for radical reform appeared first on Bishop Steven's Blog ..read more

Bishop Steven speaks during the House of Lords debate on support for persecuted Christians around the world. My Lords, may I too add my congratulations and appreciation to Baroness Foster for securing this important debate and for her comprehensive and moving survey and speech. It is also a pleasure to follow the noble Lord Lord […] The post Debate on support for persecuted Christians around the world appeared first on Bishop Steven's Blog ..read more

For they did not yet understand (20.9) A very happy Easter to you and to your families. May you know the hope of the risen Christ in your homes and in your hearts. I love the gospel stories of the resurrection. One of the things I love in Luke and John especially are the different […] The post A message for Easter 2024 appeared first on Bishop Steven's Blog ..read more

At Diocesan Synod in March Bishop Steven encouraged a greater focus on children's and youth ministry across the diocese. The post Presidential address March 2024: Amplifying children and young people’s voices appeared first on Bishop Steven's Blog ..read more

The Lord Bishop of Oxford is part of a committee which has called on the Government to recharge its EV strategy, in a report on the UK’s transition to electric vehicles. The post EV strategy stuck in the slow lane appeared first on Bishop Steven's Blog ..read more

A sermon for the beginning of Lent, preached in St Mary’s Iffley and Keble College Chapel on 11th February. The readings for the day were 2 Kings 2.1-12; 2 Corinthians 4.3-6 and Mark 2.1-9. The post A message for Lent appeared first on Bishop Steven's Blog ..read more

Bishop Steven shares his reflections on 2023 and looks ahead to the year to come. The post A New Year’s Day message appeared first on Bishop Steven's Blog ..read more

Bishop Steven shares his message of joy at given at a service at Christ Church Cathedral on Christmas Day. The post A Christmas Day message appeared first on Bishop Steven's Blog ..read more

This Christmas season as many people may be feeling alone, feeling the pressure of the busyness of preparations, missing loved ones or struggling to get into the spirit of Christmas as they face conflict at home and around the world. The Bishop of Oxford reflects on the Lord’s Prayer, looking at Christmas through the lens of the familiar words we have been taught by Jesus himself. The post A Christmas Reflection on the Lord’s Prayer appeared first on Bishop Steven's Blog ..read more

May we all do our best to follow in the way of Christ, in gentleness and love, to be a more Christ-like Church in this time of great peril for our world, and to make Christ known in our lives and through our words. The post Make Christ known in our lives and through our words appeared first on Bishop Steven's Blog ..read more