Richard Frost

One week today - looking forward to being part of this event from @southhamsauthors.bsky.social ...

Unexpected memories • WORK. REST. PRAY. This week provided an unexpected ‘trip down memory lane’, as the saying goes. The impetus had been another concert. This time, The Stranglers. On the road for over 50 years… Continue reading Unexpecte...

Funny what thoughts going to see The Stranglers brings up... workrestpray.com/unexpected-m...

Loving Yourself - Richard Frost 'Love your neighbour as yourself'. To love ourselves in the same way? Umm… more tricky, that. Loving Yourself explores the issues

On this #WorldMentalHealthDay, go gently with yourself. Give yourself a hug.

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Things that make you go 'Wow!' • WORK. REST. PRAY. I don’t really do excitement. Or fun. It probably goes back to childhood expectations of birthdays and Christmas (only a few days apart) and my, clearly ungracious, disappointment of such… Continue re...

Some thoughts for World Mental Health Day...

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In God's image • WORK. REST. PRAY. A reflection for Disability Awareness Sunday. Each one made in God's image.

A reflection for Disability Awareness Sunday...

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Mel Osborne on Radio Devon - Matt Woodley sits in (21/09/2025) - BBC Sounds An exploration of the various faiths and ethics with Matt.

My thanks to Matt Woodley at BBC Devon and BBC Cornwall for inviting me on his programme this morning.

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Starts at 2 hours 12 mins 30 secs - sound quality improves as it goes on

YouTube video by Work.Rest.Pray. (Richard Frost, Author) Book Launch for 'Loving Yourself'

A video of the Book Launch for 'Loving Yourself' by Richard Frost at @exetercathedral.bsky.social with special guests, music & conversation.

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All are welcome this evening @exetercathedral.bsky.social for the Book Launch for 'Loving Yourself'.

Ever wondered what a publisher thinks about a book?

And here's a guided meditation to listen to on searching for that which is lost... workrestpray.podbean.com/e/searching/

Yesterday, the Gospel reading in many churches included the parables of the Lost Sheep and the Lost Coin.
Today's new blog post reflects on the lost sheep and can be read at workrestpray.com/lost-found/

Two weeks to go... @exetercathedral.bsky.social

Together with music from 'Socks and Slippers': Andrew Down on guitar and vocals, Adrian Howell on sax and flute and Dan Livingstone on bass.  A wonderful eclectic mix of folk, jazz and blues. 

All are welcome.

One week to go... please message me if you'd like the Zoom link.

Howzat! • WORK. REST. PRAY. A game of cricket provides an unexpected encounter with the stigma of mental illness.

A game of cricket provides an unexpected encounter with the stigma of mental illness.

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Lovely review for 'Loving Yourself'... 🙂

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Contrasting times • WORK. REST. PRAY. Living just ten minutes’ drive from the seaside is one of the joys of being here in the lovely county of Devon. And it’s not just the beaches, within half… Continue reading Contrasting times

Some thoughts on how the Summer holidays bring contrasts in the comfortable and the uncomfortable.

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Four weeks to go (or is it five...).

Do please join me.

Four weeks today... Looking forward to being at The Castle, Bude where I'm delighted to have been invited to talk about about what inspired the Eastwood Story novellas and the characters who appear in them.

Tickets at wegottickets.com/event/653136

Faith is not always knowing the answers. Sometimes we don't know why things happen, what's going on or where it's leading to.

A talk on Hebrews 11:1-3, 8-16 given at St John Baptist Church, Marldon, near Paignton in Devon this morning.
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A quick reminder about a Quiet Morning in a week's time at Marldon Church (near Paignton). Time to take time to re-root.

Please message or contact me if you would like to come.

2025-08-01 – The Write Path 6 : Good Enough For Me By Richard Frost ‘You know that he can’t write. I know that he can’t write. He thinks he can, and that’s good enough for me.’ It seems to me that Eric Morecambe’s observation on Ernie Wise’s ‘play …

My thanks to Author Events for inviting me to write a piece about my experience of being an author...

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With the Summer holidays underway, some reading to relax with...
The Eastwood Story series of novellas are contemporary fiction tales of hope over adversity, love and loss, laughter and tears - and all with happy endings. 🙂

Special offers too... richard-frost.sumupstore.com

The Story of Mary Magdalene • Fiction • A Story to Tell The story of Mary Magdalene is littered with false facts. Today we see such issues in fake news and the proliferation of lies as truth.

Today the church remembers Mary Magdalene - one of Jesus' disciples and closes followers: and yet much misunderstood.

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Always lovely to open a box of new books...

'Loving Yourself' - exploring the trickier part of 'love your neighbour as yourself'....

Paperback from me, ebook at Amazon... richardfrostauthor.com/loving-yours...

Aiding life • WORK. REST. PRAY. If you are old enough to remember, I wonder where you were when it was Live Aid? Forty years ago today, this astonishing event, held simultaneously in both London and… Continue reading Aiding life

Today's Gospel reading (in the Lectionary used in the CofE) is The Parable of the Good Samaritan.

Here's a reflection on a time when the world realised it had walked by on the other side...
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Looking forward to being at Chipping Sodbury's inaugural Book Fair next Saturday - do come along and support local authors and raise money for charity.

'Love your neighbour as yourself' is a familiar saying to many. We might be ok with the 'love your neighbour' bit (even if we don't like them) - being kind to others etc.
But loving yourself... more tricky, that...

New book out this month richardfrostauthor.com/loving-yours...

Looking forward to being at #fromepubfair25 this Saturday. Do come and say hello and support the other authors there too.

One week today - #stroudindiebookfair.

Looking forward to being there with many other authors - so do come along and say Hello. I'll be there with the Eastwood Story series of novellas - richardfrostauthor.com/eastwood-sto... - happy to chat and sign etc 🙂

Crossed wires • WORK. REST. PRAY. It was a busy Saturday morning in the busy village vicarage. The busy village priest was busily preparing for the following busy day – and dealing with the consequences of… Continue reading Crossed wi...

Our experience of life and other people (and the church, it has to be said) can have a significant impact on how we feel about God and what we think God feels about us.
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