Rob Green studied theology at King’s College, London, and trained for ordained ministry in the Church of England at Wycliffe Hall, Oxford. He spent over thirty years in parish ministry mostly on the staff of Norbury Parish Church, Hazel Grove. For nine of those years he also trained Readers (lay ministers) in the Diocese of Chester. He retired in 2019 but continues to write and blogs at revrobgreen.wordpress.com.
The Bible contains many stories of what might be called ‘bit players’; those who appear briefly, sometimes only for a few verses, and are not central to the narrative, but who still play a significant role. These old stories feature and were written by people with whom we share a common humanity...