Brought up in Manchester (United supporter). Went to school at William Hulme's Grammar (see Bhavesh Patel!). BSc in physics at Imperial College, London where had much contact from MRA people in London (initially Alan Chapman, Godfather). Started attending events in Westminster Theatre and inspired by Garth Lean's books (notably "Christian counter-attack"). Decided to commit my life to God. Upon graduating began to work full-time with MRA, initially in Malta for 18 months sharing a flat with Peter Shambrook. Later based at Tirley Garth, the MRA centre in Cheshire for 7 years. Three amazing months in Nigeria and then moved to London to join Mary Lean as editor of "New World News" in 1980. In 1987, I resigned and took a year's sabbatical visiting Canada, USA, Fiji, Australia, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea and India. On return got married and started working as an editor of "For A Change", which I did for 16 years. Daughter, Laura, born 1993. Currently Secretary, The Oxford Group. Appointed to fixed term Executive Team, Feb. 2008, with special responsibility for pastoral care (two year mandate).

A change of job gives you an opportunity to reflect on life—as does a New Year.

Perhaps it's David Beckham, late of Manchester United, or Posh, his glamorous wife (formerly of the Spice Girls). If you're an England rugby fan, it could be Jonny Wilkinson whose last minute drop-goal secured the world cup.

One thing that parents and their children have in common is that they are both on a learning curve.

There are plenty of well intentioned heads of government, and any number of enlightened statutes. But creating the perfect world cannot be imposed from on top.

The Johannesburg Earth Summit highlighted the urgent need of many countries to secure greater freshwater supplies. Alan Ervine talks to Kenneth Noble about what can be done to turn aspiration into reality.

Sixteen years after the world's worst nuclear accident, Kenneth Noble visits the children who are still suffering as a result.

Throughout the highs and lows of a long diplomatic career, Archie Mackenzie has always striven to put service ahead of ambition. Campbell Leggat and Kenneth Noble tell his story.

Irish nun and social worker Sister Stanislaus Kennedy believes that spiritual discipline and practical caring can enhance each other, writes Kenneth Noble.

Some of the younger people attending the Caux conferences tell FAC about experiences that have changed their lives.

Marijana Longin was 17 in 1991 when her country, Croatia, declared independence from Yugoslavia. Until then, Serbs, Croats and people from other ethnic minorities had lived peacefully together in her town, Zadar. They even celebrated each other's religious festivals. Now, with the propaganda from all sides stirring up hate and fear, many of the Serbs fled to Yugoslavia.

As Jan and Anneke van Nouhuys from the Netherlands approach their silver wedding they tell Kenneth Noble about the highs and lows of Jan's calling to be a silversmith.

As reported in FAC (Feb/Mar 1999), the Clean Slate Campaign invites people to promise to take at least one practical step during 1999 towards cleaning their slate.

Cardinal Basil Hume, the Archbishop of Westminster, died on 17 June mourned not just by Britain's Roman Catholics but by many of different faiths and of none.

In 1988 Rob Parsons gave up his job as a lawyer to help bolster Britain's ailing family life. The founder of Care for the Family talks to Kenneth Noble.

In the clear frosty pre-dawn of 17 November I was watching the Leonid meteor shower. Not far away a tawny owl was calling. Pieces of comet debris blazing trails through the earth's atmosphere, and a hunter able to catch mice in near darkness--wonders of physics and biology.

In the last 50 years pupils from many different ethnic minorities have entered the British education system. How well are secondary schools handling the situation, asks Kenneth Noble.

In this new feature, we shall report on developments since our publication of a major story.

Our growing understanding of the forces of nature, and how to harness them, seems to have placed within our grasp almost anything that the human mind can conceive.

It was billed as a conference. It was more an experience.

Greater personal liberty does require greater individual responsibility, obeying one's conscience may help towards that.

The opening of MRA's Jubilee conference at Mountain House, Caux, was marked by the Swiss federal government and by international diplomats and politicians. Kenneth Noble reports.

Kenneth Noble takes a look at former great Christian athletes as the Olympic Games will celebrate their 100th anniversary

Sheila Cassidy shot to fame when she was arrested and tortured for treating a guerrilla fighter in Pinochet's Chile. Now a specialist in the care of the terminally ill, she talks to Kenneth Noble.

It is the behaviour of some of his white compatriots that from time to time causes him to question whether he really belongs in Britain.

Now she is in her final year of training, working on a cardiology ward with 30 beds. The patients are critically ill and deaths are frequent.

'After praying to know what was right, I felt I should accept,' he said. And so his diplomatic career began - unsolicited.

When you talk about corruption, people often say: `How can I be honest when everyone else is dishonest?'

On a chilly December evening in Delhi, I met a group from Delhi's largest harijan colony. They were visiting, as every evening, the home of Rajendra Das Mathur, whose relations include some of India's top administrators.