
Kneel in wonder at heaven touching earth. These are the words that started this blog four years ago. They come from our Collect for this most wonderful of days, Christmas Day. Heaven touches earth at the birth of the … [Read more...]
kneel in wonder at heaven touching earth
A husband, father, and Licensed Lay Minister (Reader) reflecting on life, faith, and the prayers we pray in the Church of England

Kneel in wonder at heaven touching earth. These are the words that started this blog four years ago. They come from our Collect for this most wonderful of days, Christmas Day. Heaven touches earth at the birth of the … [Read more...]

This amazing world that we’re fortunate enough to live in is a truly wonderful place. The majority of us, though, sadly, not all, don’t have to look too far to see something of real beauty. In England we can see … [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...]

Today is the Fifth Sunday of Easter. In this week's reflection on our Collect, I want us to think a little about what it meant for the human Jesus to willingly suffer the agonies of crucifixion -- for us. The … [Read more...]

Kneel in wonder at heaven touching earth. These are the words that started this blog three years ago. They come from our Collect for this most wonderful of days, Christmas Day. Heaven touches earth at the birth of the … [Read more...]

This amazing world that we’re fortunate enough to live in is a truly wonderful place. The majority of us, though, sadly, not all, don't have to look too far to see something of real beauty. In England we can see … [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...]

Today is the Fifth Sunday of Easter. In this week's reflection on our Collect, I want us to think a little about what it meant for the human Jesus to willingly suffer the agonies of crucifixion -- for us. The … [Read more...]

This is a truly amazing info-graphic animation. It reveals the scale of the known universe in relation to our home planet. Astrophysicists at the American Museum of Natural History have mapped and constantly update and … [Read more...]

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 … [Read more...]