kneel in wonder at heaven touching earth
Reflecting on life, faith, and the prayers we pray in the Church of England
Communications technology continues to advance at a rapid pace, and at the same time, become easier to use. As a result, the world appears to be becoming a much smaller place than it once was. And in many ways that is especially highlighted by the rise in popularity of the likes of twitter and other [...]
I wonder where you would put yourself if I asked you whether you were rich, poor, or in between. The chances are you would do the same as me, and say, “in between”. We know that in a global context our access to clean water, sanitation, food, healthcare — and especially the computer you’re reading [...]
This phrase, “our beginning and our end”, from today’s Collect (The Second Sunday of Epiphany), always makes me think about the book of The Revelation — the last book in our Bibles, and probably one of the most confusing.
I’m not especially confident or knowledgeable about the book of The Revelation, but there are some wonderful [...]
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 yes, Jesus’ too. When Jesus went into the water he was an unknown carpenters son. When [...]
On this feast of The Epiphany we remember especially the visit of the Magi, the Wise Men, to the stable at Bethlehem to see the new baby. We don’t really know much about the Magi, not even their number or names; although we’ve traditionally thought of them as three because of the three gifts, and [...]
Here is the sermon I preached at Godmanchester in the main morning service for The Epiphany — we transferred the feast from today to the nearest Sunday. I rarely preach in the morning services now — I think, though no one else does, that my health problems make it too unpredictable for the main service [...]
You send the gospel to the ends of the earth
With the continual advances in ease of use of communications technology, the world is becoming a much smaller place than it once was. And in many ways that is especially highlighted by the rise in popularity of the likes of twitter. We can pass on news [...]
Anoint us with your Holy Spirit
I have had difficulty writing my reflection for this Third Sunday of Epiphany. When I first started to look at the Collect, I thought it would be good to write on the phrase I’ve chosen, “anoint us with your Holy Spirit”. And I’ve been convinced since that it is what [...]
Our beginning and our end
My thoughts went immediately to the book of The Revelation when I read these words, “our beginning and our end”, from this Collect for the Second Sunday of Epiphany. I would be the first to hold my hands up and say that I find the book of The Revelation difficult and [...]
Know ourselves to be your beloved children
This year, as we usually do, we remember the Baptism of Christ on this First Sunday of Epiphany. It isn’t always quite so simple.
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 [...]
Andrew Gosden (now 16) has been missing from his Doncaster home since 14 September 2007. The search continues.
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