tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4197204543030756767.post4385824614447046855..comments2023-05-03T15:53:16.140+01:00Comments on Father Mervyn's Blog: The Revd. Canon Reginald AskewFather Mervyn Jenningshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17053613428222136067noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4197204543030756767.post-74640582450509870552012-04-23T18:08:48.631+01:002012-04-23T18:08:48.631+01:00A good Principal under which to learn the spiritua...A good Principal under which to learn the spiritual side of ministry.Rev. Richard Thornburghhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01348972142475605435noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4197204543030756767.post-80058902382244087892012-04-19T16:24:46.591+01:002012-04-19T16:24:46.591+01:00The Church of England has so few real characters l...The Church of England has so few real characters left. Reggie had such a grasp of holiness and was nevertheless so very down to earth. I was one of his students and he wrote of me in his closing assessment 'Colin speaks the truth incisively and will therefore be very lonely.'This has been very true at times. His no nonsense approach to life did much to mold my ministry. Not a man you could easily forget.<br /><br />The Revd. Colin RobertsColinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01086430056504040771noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4197204543030756767.post-34829893441930417542012-04-14T19:53:06.258+01:002012-04-14T19:53:06.258+01:00He was a good Principal. I remember his challengin...He was a good Principal. I remember his challenging way with ordinands, if he thought they were being intellectually lazy. He would ask a pertinent question and sit back, waiting for a considered response.John Owenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04858402355581057900noreply@blogger.com