Anyone who has been part of a church for any length of time has survived (or not) some kind of disagreement. Soon the much anticipated Living in Love and Faith Resources will be published by the Church of England working group who have been working on the church's response to issues of sexuality and gender.... Continue Reading →
Touching the Wall Gently – a reflection on dying
Yesterday I went swimming and was praying. Not for myself that I wouldn't drown, I'm a reasonable swimmer. I was praying for others while I swam up and down because it's an activity that creates some quiet and still headspace for prayer. I have one close friend in mind especially so this blog piece is... Continue Reading →
Mostly Joyful, Surprisingly
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Living well: is it all about place?
https://youtu.be/UIM76y4nM_A (and below for those who prefer the script) Living in a good part of town, having a view, a garden, seclusion, peaceful neighbours or simple access to local facilities: everyone has a slightly different view of the best place to live. But we are all agreed we all need somewhere to live, it is... Continue Reading →
How to pray #1 ‘the Greeting’
Often our time of prayer together begins with the words, In the name of the Father, and of the son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen What does this mean? My answer here: https://youtu.be/4Fb49F81sYI
How to Pray
Since the start of this crisis, we have been posting daily prayers on our church Facebook page. I am so glad to be sharing this task with others from our church family which is based at St Peter and St John's Church. If you click on the link above it will take you to our Facebook page... Continue Reading →
Some thoughts about Jesus coming into the world as a vulnerable child
Also my first attempt to load video to this blog!
Holy Land Pilgrimage: reflections and thanksgivings
So now we have all been home for a week - what did we all learn? How will we be different as a result of having visited? Might anything there be different because we came? I am fairly sure that everyone of us has been changed in some positive way. Some of our group have... Continue Reading →
Final day in Jerusalem
Our final day in Jerusalem began very early with a wake up call at 5 am! By 5:30 am all of us were outside the hotel and beginning to walk to the start of the Via Dolorosa. It took us about an hour and a quarter to walk stations 1 to 10, which brought us... Continue Reading →
Monday in and around Jerusalem
On Monday our first visit was to the Wailing Wall, or the western wall as it is also called. This is all that remains of the Jewish temple which stood in the time of Jesus. Today it is one of the most holy Jewish sites. And above it on the Temple Mount are two of... Continue Reading →