Inside Martyn's Thoughts

Tomorrow we gather to honour my curate, Sue at her thanksgiving service . 175 people have signed up. Our church fits around 140 – 150, and m...

Having a disability means I see other people’s privilege. It’s not loud or aggressive. It sits in the background of everyday life, unnoticed...

Tuesday morning I published a post about the difference between being a victim and being a survivor . I wrote about naming harm , refusing m...

Being a victim and being a survivor sound similar, yet the difference determines how people treat you, hear you, and decide whether your sto...

I walked into Monday’s meeting with my DDO and ADDO prepared. I was calm and willing to shine a light, not fight, on the meeting with the B...

  I have spent 30 years talking about disability , access, and inclusion but I realised that I have never written a post that answers, ...

I silently celebrated thirty years since I was first diagnosed with a condition on Saturday. It’s a strange milestone. It’s not a birthday o...

I’ve been a full‑time wheelchair user for six years. Before that, I walked with a stick, stubbornly and painfully, until the ground became a...

  Church Times published an article on a Church of England report  today exploring the wellbeing of disabled and neurodivergent clergy. The ...

Accessibility is one thing that HAS made movement in the Rights for disabled people but not necessarily in the way you would think.

  "The key to human flourishing is within Communities that flourish; at the heart of God in all of us. I t is vital that the Church is ...

I LOVE my church. I love the community, the acceptance and the connection to God. So you can imagine my upset when, for the firs...