Friday Foto

St Mary the Virgin, Godmanchester

Friday Foto Here's a picture of the Church I attend -- St Mary the Virgin, Godmanchester. … [Read more...]

Abide With Me

graveyard

Abide With Me I mentioned in a comment on August 5th that my brother-in-law had died, and that I was having trouble finding the words to use for a post about his death. Now is, I think, the time to put that … [Read more...]

Lambeth Conference – From the Bishop of Ely

Lambeth Bishops

Lambeth Conference - From the Bishop of Ely The Bishop of Ely has written a report about how he feels the Lambeth Conference went. For me, it summarises very well what I've been reading on various blogs throughout the … [Read more...]

The end of our searching

searching

The end of our searching One of the things that became clear, for me, throughout the whole of the New Age Movement, was that many people were looking for something spiritual in their lives. And in so many ways the … [Read more...]

Revive your Church in our day

Canterbury Cathedral

Revive your Church in our day It seems so appropriate that we should be praying for a revival of God's Church this week, of all weeks. Not only is it the Ninth Sunday after Trinity, which is just another Sunday within … [Read more...]

Jesus at the Temple

reredos

Jesus at the Temple The following is the text of the sermon I preached when I led Evensong on Sunday, 13 July; at Church -- St Mary the Virgin, Godmanchester. It was quite disconcerting when I first started to … [Read more...]

Kindle in all who minister the gospel your countless gifts of grace

detail from Raphaels painting of Paul Preaching at Athens

Kindle in all who minister the gospel your countless gifts of grace Unexpected coincidences often amaze me, and leave me wondering if it's God's timing at work. I experienced one of those moments when I was reading … [Read more...]

Fill your Church on earth with power and compassion

Ely Cathedral

Fill your Church on earth with power and compassion 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 … [Read more...]