A great reminder of why I do use liturgy. Thank you Source: Why You Shouldn't Use Liturgy in Your Worship
For my dog loving friends – two of my favourite dog presentations
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H17edn_RZoY This is especially for Edwina and for Simon both enduring horrendous chemotherapy regimes. I would have put it on FB but I can't work out how to load these kind of files on there. Just a little dog happiness to keep you going... DogsAndPeople You may also enjoy 'Bob the Dog does theology again'... Continue Reading →
Go Out and heal the sick!! (exclamation marks mine)
Today we looked at Luke 10 in church. It was St Luke's day and he was a 'doctor', whatever one of those was in 1st century Palestine. We thought about what was the most scary sentences in this passage: 'Go Out' or 'Heal the Sick' (or maybe 'Eat whatever is put before you'?) Here are... Continue Reading →
Don’t fall out of the box – more on problems in prayer
Further to all these difficult situations I'm praying for where 'nothing' seems to be happening: yesterday I read this verse: 14 Now this is the confidence that we have in Him, that if we ask anything according to His will, He hears us. 1 John 5:14 (NKJV) Now this promise is good because a) it promises... Continue Reading →
Praying when Praying seems hard
Below is a link to the sermon this morning at St Peter and St John. I was speaking about how to keep on praying when we are tempted to give up. My thoughts in this sermon go hand in hand with the next Blog post (not quite published yet) called 'Don't Fall Out of the... Continue Reading →
The Singing and Silent God
I have always loved the verse in the Old Testament book of Zephaniah. Here's how it goes in the Amplified version The Lord your God is in the midst of you a mighty one a Saviour (who saves). He will rejoice over you with joy, He will rest in silent satisfaction and in His love... Continue Reading →
Jacob’s Ladder ‘Poem’
I wrote this for our 'Worship for All'service this morning. Am putting it here for whoever it was that asked me for it. It was written in the style of a Bob Hartman poem - to be read dramatically - I used in a service entitled 'Finding God in Unexpected Places'. Jacob and his brother... Continue Reading →
Praying as ‘Watching’
There are a number of people close to me at the moment who are in very difficult situations. Some of them are in a place of peace with God even though they are in huge pain, they know God is far too big to 'fit in their pocket'. Some of them are frustrated, furious and... Continue Reading →
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