
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...]
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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

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...]

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...]

The choices we make in life can have unexpected consequences further on down the line. And the wrong choices, the sinful choices, we make often descend quickly into complete chaos. One sinful decision can set off a chain … [Read more...]

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...]

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...]

I have always been something of a fan of Adrian Plass; he is very funny. In this video he's giving a (not so) typical set of Announcements before a service in an Anglican Church -- he must have been to … [Read more...]

The choices we make in life can have unexpected consequences further on down the line. And the wrong choices, the sinful choices, we make often descend quickly into complete chaos. One sinful decision can set off a chain … [Read more...]

May we trust in your mercy and know your love 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 … [Read more...]

Revive your Church in our day Today, the Ninth Sunday after Trinity, I want to look at "revival", and how it might come to us in the Church of England. The Church of England has, in recent years, been attempting to … [Read more...]

Archbishop's Christmas Message to the Anglican Communion I was very impressed by the Archbishop of Canterbury's Christmas message to the Anglican Communion, published yesterday. Bearing in mind some of the horror … [Read more...]