Help us to show his love

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The love our God gives to each one of us, as witnessed to in the birth, crucifixion and resurrection of our Lord Jesus Christ, is a truly wonderful thing. Today's Collect, for The Third Sunday before Lent, reminds us … [Read more...]

Know ourselves to be your beloved children

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Jesus’ baptism marks for him much the same as baptism does for anyone. It marks a new stage in life, a beginning — a launching into a new life and ministry. That’s what all baptism’s signify, mine, yours, and … [Read more...]

The end of our searching

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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...]

Who do you say that I am?

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I am in the middle of a really busy, for me, spell at Godmanchester. It was the early service for me on Sunday, and will be again next week, all being well. We generally have a shorter sermon at the 8.00 service. It … [Read more...]

Two Points of View

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Are you a 'Terry', or an 'Alfie'? I guess we'd all like to think we're more like 'Alfie' in this story: but I wonder how often bit of 'Terry' creeps in? It's so easy to find ourselves criticising, rather than enjoying, … [Read more...]

Masks

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What masks do you wear in everyday life? This is a video from the folks at Central Christian Church in Las Vegas. It's really quite clever, and so very true. So often we do hide behind a mask of some sort; but they're … [Read more...]

Fill your Church with power and compassion

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When you look at the churches around about — certainly here in England, and much of Europe, not sure the same would be true for all of the world — it’s very often relatively easy to see something of the power they … [Read more...]

Friday Foto

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We were in St Neots earlier this week; it isn't far from Huntingdon, although we rarely visit. I did manage to get a picture of the splendid church there, though didn't have much time for exploring. … [Read more...]

Friday Foto

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This is a view of Godmanchester church that I particularly like, even the small tree in the middle. But it does highlight the difference between the non-conformist burial ground, and the rest of the churchyard. I was … [Read more...]

Friday Foto

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This week's Friday Foto is another one I took in Godmanchester Church recently. This one is of a small display of Easter Lilies on one of the window sills. I particularly liked the way the sun was shining through the … [Read more...]