Jesus Saves

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As someone who has lost work more often than I care to remember, I found this joke highly amusing -- and, hopefully, something to learn from. I hope you enjoy it as much as I did. Jesus Saves Jesus and Satan were … [Read more...]

Do we really want our leaders to love our enemies?

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This is the seventh, and final, post in a series about ‘Love’ from the Daily Meditations of Fr. Richard Rohr -- though I suspect it won't be the last we hear from him on the subject. In this one he talks about that … [Read more...]

You search us and know us

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I really like the psalms. When we read them, and especially when we worship with them, we are connecting with people who have done the same since well before the time of Jesus. In fact, Jesus himself, would’ve used the … [Read more...]

God’s Mercy

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I was reading this piece about Dr. Boris Kornfeld, and was taken by surprise by the ending -- but feel as though it's something I really ought to have known. The picture above is a bit (lot) of a clue. God's … [Read more...]

Friday Foto

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I love to see Bullrushes at this time of year, as the heads are turning into that amazing deep brown colour. These particular ones were photographed on a recent trip to Spalding. … [Read more...]

Sunday’s Coming

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I have attended occasional events that were rather like this video. But I can't imagine being in a regular Church service like it -- I like traditional too much. It was made by the people at Inside North Point. I can … [Read more...]

Hellfire and Damnation

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I was reminded of this joke by a conversation I had with the Vicar on Sunday, prompted by the Horseradish Sauce appearing, ready for the parish lunch. We talked about Horseradish, and Chiles, and various other hot … [Read more...]

Where in your life do you “do love”?

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This is the sixth in a series of posts about ‘Love’ from the Daily Meditations of Fr. Richard Rohr. In this one he talks about how we really only know our true selves when we ourselves love. Where in your life do … [Read more...]

Increase your grace within us

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Today is the Twelfth Sunday after Trinity. The phrase I want to reflect on this week is, "Increase your grace within us". I tend to think the terms, “God’s grace” and “God’s love”, are more or less … [Read more...]

Harriet Beecher Stowe

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I never realized quite what pain the incredible book, "Uncle Tom's Cabin" stemmed from. I've been reading a little about Harriet Beecher Stowe who wrote it: her story is really quite inspirational. God doesn't cause the … [Read more...]