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What’s wrong with the world?
Rev Revelations (ordination health warning)
It is ordination season and I woke this morning with vivid memories of my own ordination as priest 12 years ago. I was reminded of an aspect of that service which I have never spoken about publicly. I felt a 'God prompt' that it was time to do so... "The sudden pain almost immobilised me.... Continue Reading →
Living calmly with uncertainty
How can you live comfortably when you are in an uncomfortable situation? How do you cultivate an inward sense of calm when your position is precarious? I have been meditating on this image above, along with some words from Psalm 94 " When I said, 'my foot is slipping', your love, O Lord, supported me,... Continue Reading →
Making a mandala
I loved making this on a gardening and mindfulness day we held in our churchyard. It reminded me powerfully that everything we create is created from something we have been given. Everything we have is a gift, including the desire to create something beautiful. A mandala is a circle object with something at its centre.... Continue Reading →
Why God doesn’t prove himself/herself
This is a talk about Encountering God, quite a few people said they found it helpful so I'm just posting it here. No power point slides with this one. Talk starts about 17 mins in. https://fb.watch/qgCrjxcuFi
Sermon on Prayer and dealing with ‘unanswered prayer’
Quite a few people have found this helpful so I'll just try to share it here - sermon starts about 14 mins in. https://fb.watch/qcsha1gHmz Images from the powerpoint below:
The Immense Love of God
This post is about the immense love of God and how we make it smaller than it actually is. Thinking about the story Jesus told about the wheat and the weeds in Matthew chapter 13 (24-30, 36-43). I want to write about a love that encompasses all: a love that does not wish to reject... Continue Reading →
Lucy by the Sea by Elizabeth Barton – book review
Love, love, loved this book! I had no idea I was reading the 4th book in a series so what a joy to discover that I can now go back and enjoy the first three. The main character Lucy is a writer from New York. The story starts at the beginging of the pandemic and... Continue Reading →
Is there a ‘me’ in me? The freewill debate and why I don’t think I’m entirely determined by genes, hormones and experiences.
I was annoyed and fascinated in equal measure by an interview I heard last Saturday on Radio 4's Today programme. So much so I've been thinking about it all week. Robert Sapolsky has just published a book this month called Determined: Life without Free Will. He is a very well known behavioural scientist. Okay, I... Continue Reading →
Two pictures of how it feels to be loved by God
Here is a picture of my freind Louise hugging a baby. Now, don't be confused: Louise isn't God. I know that. She knows that and I'm guessing none of her friends hold Louise to be a deity. But Louise IS a vicar and she posted this photo challenging us to share one photo to show... Continue Reading →
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