
Last week, in my reflection on the Collect, I talked about being prepared to meet God through our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, and the somewhat confusing subject of God's judgement. This week, the Second Sunday of … [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

Last week, in my reflection on the Collect, I talked about being prepared to meet God through our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, and the somewhat confusing subject of God's judgement. This week, the Second Sunday of … [Read more...]

There has been something of a furore in the blogosphere in the past week. Poor Rob Bell, his book isn't even out until the end of the month, but people are already saying he's a heretic -- a Universalist -- for what it … [Read more...]

This phrase, “eternal unity of perfect love”, from the Collect for the First Sunday of Christmas, sums up rather well in its five words just what the God I try to serve is all about. God exists outside of time, or … [Read more...]

Last week, in my reflection on the Collect, I talked about being prepared to meet God through our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, and the somewhat confusing subject of God's judgement. This week, the Second Sunday of … [Read more...]

I like to think that this story about an attempted assassination attempt on the life of Queen Elizabeth I in 1558 can give us a glimpse of what the grace of God means to us; and what we might do as a result of receiving … [Read more...]

I have put a couple of videos of Adrian Plass on here before. We normally think of him as being very funny. But he can also be very profound. This is him reading an amazing poem that he wrote some years ago -- there are … [Read more...]

This phrase, “eternal unity of perfect love”, from the Collect for the First Sunday of Christmas, sums up rather well in its five words just what the God I try to serve is all about. God exists outside of time, or … [Read more...]

Last week, in my reflection on the Collect, I talked about being prepared to meet God through our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, and the somewhat confusing subject of God's judgement. This week, the Second Sunday of … [Read more...]

Eternal unity of perfect love This phrase, "eternal unity of perfect love", for me, sums up rather well in its five words just what the God I try to serve is all about. God exists outside of time, or perhaps that … [Read more...]

We may be ready to receive him In last week's reflection, I talked about being prepared to meet God through our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. This week we have a different emphasis, and we go beyond meeting, to … [Read more...]