By the lakeside you renewed your call to your disciples I have always enjoyed sitting by water of any kind -- rivers, lakes, gravel pits, or the sea -- and probably don't do it often enough nowadays. For me, it’s a … [Read more...]
Your wounds declare your love for the world
May 10, 2009 By
Your wounds declare your love for the world There is no doubt about it, the crucifixion of Jesus was a truly horrific event. It isn't hard to find a graphic description of what happens to the human body in a … [Read more...]
Teach us to hear your voice
May 3, 2009 By
Teach us to hear your voice In the Church of England, today, the Fourth Sunday of Easter, is also known as Vocations Sunday. It's a day when Churches up and down the land will be thinking about what God might be … [Read more...]
Fill us with your peace
April 26, 2009 By
Fill us with your peace This past week has been truly wonderful. My trip to Walsingham was very special. I've always enjoyed being there, always got something from the place. This week hasn't changed that; in fact, I … [Read more...]
Open the doors of our hearts
April 19, 2009 By
Open the doors of our hearts I find it very hard, if not impossible, to let this phrase, from the Collect for The Second Sunday of Easter, go by without saying something about one of the ways I pray for help in … [Read more...]
For a new day has dawned and the way to life stands open
April 12, 2009 By
For a new day has dawned and the way to life stands open † † † Alleluia, Christ is risen! He is Risen indeed, Alleluia! A happy and blessed Easter to everyone. † † † We have come at last to … [Read more...]
Archbishop’s Reflections on Easter
April 8, 2009 By
Archbishop's Reflections on Easter The Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr Rowan Williams, reflects on Easter as a "journey.. Easter is lots of stories rolled into one and it can make real demands on us." Here is another … [Read more...]
Make your home among us
February 2, 2009 By
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 … [Read more...]
Fill your Church on earth with power and compassion
May 2, 2008 By
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...]
By the lakeside you renewed your call to your disciples
April 26, 2008 By
By the lakeside you renewed your call to your disciples When I used to be somewhat fitter, a while ago now, I enjoyed walking. One of the places really liked going to was some flooded gravel pits near where I lived. I … [Read more...]
Andrew Gosden (now 18) has been missing from his Doncaster home since 14 September 2007. The search continues.
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