
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...]
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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

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...]

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...]

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...]

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...]

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...]

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...]

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...]

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...]

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...]

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...]