Today is the Fourth Sunday of Advent. Just a week to go and we'll be celebrating, with Mary, the birth of the Christ-child. I wonder if we're fully prepared: probably not, not here at least. I wonder if Mary was fully … [Read more...]
You sent John the Baptist to prepare the way
December 11, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Today is the Third Sunday of Advent. It’s a day when we, traditionally, think about John the Baptist preparing the way for Jesus’ coming at Christmas — now just two weeks away! John the Baptist was a bit of a … [Read more...]
We may be ready to receive him
December 4, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Last week, in my reflection on the Collect, I talked about being prepared to meet God through our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, and the somewhat confusing subject of God's judgement. This week, the Second Sunday of … [Read more...]
Meet God in our Lord and Saviour, Jesus Christ
November 27, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Today is the First Sunday of Advent, or Advent Sunday, which is the first Sunday in the Church’s liturgical year. The season of Advent takes us from today, right up until Christmas Eve. It’s a penitential season of … [Read more...]
May we trust in your mercy and know your love
September 25, 2011 By
Sometime around the middle of the nineteenth century, Frederick Faber wrote the hymn, "There's a wideness in God's mercy". That would have been soon after he converted from Anglicism to Catholicism, and founded what was … [Read more...]
You search us and know us
September 18, 2011 By
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...]
Increase your grace within us
September 11, 2011 By
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...]
The end of our searching
September 4, 2011 By
There are, it seems, many people today who are searching for something, yet not really knowing what it is they seek — something spiritual, outside of themselves. It may not always seem so, but it looks to me as though … [Read more...]
Give us patience and courage never to lose hope
August 28, 2011 By
Today is The Tenth Sunday after Trinity, ten weeks into the main block of Ordinary Time in the Church’s liturgical calendar. In the great Seasons, Advent, Christmas, Lent or Easter, we focus on the key Christian … [Read more...]
Revive your Church in our day
August 21, 2011 By
Today is the Ninth Sunday after Trinity. The phrase I want to pick up on from today's Collect is, "Revive your Church in our day". I wonder how "revival" might come to today's Church, and especially to the Church of … [Read more...]
Andrew Gosden (now 18) has been missing from his Doncaster home since 14 September 2007. The search continues.
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