
I came across this little chap while exploring in the garden this week. Ever since I was a kid I've always liked to see Ladybirds -- except when they suddenly arrive in huge numbers and blanket everything. I always count … [Read more...]
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A husband, father, and Licensed Lay Minister (Reader) reflecting on life, faith, and the prayers we pray in the Church of England

I came across this little chap while exploring in the garden this week. Ever since I was a kid I've always liked to see Ladybirds -- except when they suddenly arrive in huge numbers and blanket everything. I always count … [Read more...]

In this video the Christian writer and speaker, Adrian Plass, shares his experience of clinical depression, and gives advice on how to help people suffering with it. From my own experiences of clinical depression, I … [Read more...]

Well, tomorrow's the big day here in the UK, when we, the people, get an opportunity to really have our say. I've deliberately avoided election talk on this blog up until now, because I'm not really into politics in any … [Read more...]

Hunting is one of those things I'm not really too sure about, it generates mixed feelings in me, especially hunting for sport. If it's for food I don't have too many objections, though I don't like to think of any … [Read more...]

Today's post is another one of Fr. Richard Rohr’s Daily Meditations. In this one he talks about the theology of Saint Francis as more fully explored in the philosophy, theology, and mystical vision of Saint … [Read more...]

Today is the Fifth Sunday of Easter. In this week's reflection on our Collect, I want us to think a little about what it meant for the human Jesus to willingly suffer the agonies of crucifixion -- for us. The … [Read more...]

I like to think that this story about an attempted assassination attempt on the life of Queen Elizabeth I in 1558 can give us a glimpse of what the grace of God means to us; and what we might do as a result of receiving … [Read more...]