Here is a picture of the Nativity set we have at Godmanchester Church. They’re really quite beautiful figures, though, I’m sure, not very lifelike — much too white. The crib will remain in Church now until Candlemas.
Wise Men
January 6, 2010 2 Comments
Here is the sermon I preached at Godmanchester in the main morning service for The Epiphany — we transferred the feast from today to the nearest Sunday. I rarely preach in the morning services now — I think, though no one else does, that my health problems make it too unpredictable for the main service [...]
The Truths of Christmas
January 5, 2010 Leave a Comment
I have seen some clever parrots before, but none like the one in this little story. But it wasn’t clever enough to be able to see how it would end up.
Enjoy!
The Truths of Christmas
What is at the heart of Christmas? For three wealthy sons it was giving Christmas presents.
One year the first gave their elderly [...]
Find him in those in need
January 3, 2010 Leave a Comment
The picture with this post is a part of one of my favourite windows at Godmanchester Church. We are fortunate enough to have some really good Victorian stained glass in the church — must try and get some more pictures sometime, but I struggle to get good clear ones, there must be a knack to [...]
The Fairy on the Christmas Tree
December 29, 2009 Leave a Comment
This is the story of why we have a fairy on top of the Christmas Tree. There are many variations of it around, but this is one of my favourites.
Hope you enjoy it too.
The Fairy on the Christmas Tree
Everything was going wrong.
He had run out of wrapping paper — again — and was now [...]
Eternal unity of perfect love
December 27, 2009 Leave a Comment
This phrase, “eternal unity of perfect love”, from the Collect for the First Sunday of Christmas, sums up rather well in its five words just what the God I try to serve is all about.
God exists outside of time, or perhaps that would be better turned around somewhat to say, time exists within God. He [...]
Kneel in wonder at heaven touching earth
December 25, 2009 2 Comments
Kneel in wonder at heaven touching earth. Heaven touches earth at the birth of the Christ-child, whenever we celebrate it, and however we celebrate it.
Heaven touches earth in dramatic ways. We see it in Isaiah’s vision of light, peace, and liberty to the world that has too long dwelt in darkness, turmoil and bondage (Isaiah [...]
Christmas Carols and Political Correctness
December 23, 2009 Leave a Comment
Everything falls foul of the “Politically Correct” brigade these days, even Christmas Carols. I really enjoyed this when it landed in my inbox recently. But I’m sure that in this country this sort of advice will be issued for real one day.
Christmas Carols and Political Correctness
The following guidance has been issued by the Executive in [...]
You sent John the Baptist to prepare the way of your Son
December 13, 2009 2 Comments
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.
John the Baptist was a bit of a mystery man. He suddenly appeared in the wilderness, and nobody knew where he’d come from. He proclaimed a challenging message, telling people [...]
Make your home among us
February 2, 2009 2 Comments
Make your home among us
Today is the feast of The Presentation of Christ in the Temple, often known by the Church as Candlemas. The story of Christ being presented in the Temple can be found in Luke 2:22-40. In days of yore Christians used to bless a year’s supply of candles at Candlemas, which is, [...]
Andrew Gosden (now 16) has been missing from his Doncaster home since 14 September 2007. The search continues.
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