Work Rest Pray

‘Come to me, all you that are weary and are carrying heavy burdens, and I will give you rest.’ A reflection recorded at Mucknell Abbey.

At the start of a significant month, a reflection on vicarage life. You can read a version of this episode at Work Rest Pray where you will also find details of our final service.

A reflection on Father's Day preached at St John Baptist Church, Marldon in Devon.

Life is often an uncomfortable mixture – one where two things can be true at the same time. The good and the not so good sitting side by side. If you would like to get in touch with Richard please click here .  A version of this episode is available on the Work Rest Pray blog.

A reflection on the value of counting our blessings.

‘Be yourself because everyone else is taken.’ Reflections on understanding (or not understanding) the person we are. What makes us that person: the contributing factors, attitudes and influences.  This episode can also be found on my blog .

A reflection for Vocations Sunday preached at St John Baptist Church, Marldon in Devon. The Gospel passage is John 10.1–10 and there is also reference to Acts 2.42–47. 

A talk given at St John Baptist Church in Marldon, Devon reflecting on the encounter between Jesus and those on the road to Emmaus. The Bible passage is Luke 24.13-35.

Reality TV is not the same as 'reality living' but parallels can be drawn to help us in our boat as it travels along. A version of this podcast can be found on the Work Rest Pray blog.

A reflection on experiencing things we never expected. A version of this episode can be found at Work Rest Pray .  The Eastwood Story novellas can be found here .

A beatitude for current times. 

A talk given at St John Baptist Church, Marldon in Devon on some familiar teaching by Jesus - words often easier said than done. There are a couple of silent times during the talk and, like the people in church, you may like to have a couple of pieces of paper and something to write with.

Christmas Day has passed - who got what they always wanted?

A reflection on joy for the 3rd Sunday of Advent given at St John Baptist Church, Marldon, Devon. 

A sermon for Safeguarding Sunday at St John Baptist Church, Marldon in Devon alongside Revd Jane Frost, Associate Priest.  The readings are 1 John 3:16-24  and Luke 10:30-37.   

A sermon preached at Stoke Gabriel Parish Church in Devon to mark All Saints and All Soul's Day with Revd Chris Martin, Associate Priest reading the Gospel - Luke 6:20-31.

This week provided an unexpected ‘trip down memory lane’, as the saying goes.  A version of this episode can be found at Work Rest Pray .

A reflection for World Mental Health Day.

On this Disability Awareness Sunday, some reflections on being made in God's image.

This episode is an audio recording of the Book Launch for 'Loving Yourself' by Richard Frost at Exeter Cathedral. With special guest Canon Deborah Parsons and music from 'Socks and Slippers'. Together with part of the discussion that took place at the online event and comments from Julia Craig-McFeely, Editor at SLG Press.   A video version is also available on YouTube . The book itself can be fou...

September is a month when many people start new things - be that college, school, uni or a job, for example. It's a time when we might feel a bit lost. This episode is a reflection on the Parable of the Lost Sheep.  There's also companion episode with a guided meditation on the Parable of the Lost Coin.

This episode is a guided meditation on the Parable of the Lost Coin. It contains periods of silence and I would encourage you to press pause at those points. It's a companion episode to the one reflecting on the Parable of the Lost Sheep.

A game of cricket provides an unexpected encounter with the stigma of mental illness. A version of this episode can be read on my blog .

Summer holidays bring contrasts of the comfortable and uncomfortable. A version of this post can be found on the Work Rest Pray blog .

Faith is about not always knowing the answers. Sometimes we don't know why things happen, we don't know what's going on and we don't know 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 on 10 Aug 2025