
As someone who has lost work more often than I care to remember, I found this joke highly amusing -- and, hopefully, something to learn from. I hope you enjoy it as much as I did. Jesus Saves Jesus … [Read more...]
Reflecting on life, faith, and the prayers we pray in the Church of England

As someone who has lost work more often than I care to remember, I found this joke highly amusing -- and, hopefully, something to learn from. I hope you enjoy it as much as I did. Jesus Saves Jesus … [Read more...]

Today is the Sixth Sunday after Trinity. In our Collect we’re reminded that we are all created in the image of God, we all reflect something of God in who we are, and what we are. It’s clear when … [Read more...]

When I think of phrases such as this one, “deepen our faithfulness to you”, from the Collect for The Second Sunday after Trinity, my thoughts are often drawn to another remembered phrase, “I believe, … [Read more...]

I think it's probably fair to say that I tend to talk about "love" in one way or another quite a lot on this blog; and make no apology for doing so. To my mind, it is one of the most important aspects … [Read more...]

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 great way to become aware of the presence … [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 … [Read more...]

Following the resurrection of Jesus, the disciples were filled with boldness and fresh hope, and went on to found the early Church. Those tired and defeated men who had slipped away fearing for their lives … [Read more...]

This is another post from Fr. Richard Rohr’s Daily Meditations. This one, that arrived in my inbox today, goes so perfectly with the one I posted yesterday that I thought it would be good to add here … [Read more...]

For a new day has dawned and the way to life stands open. Words from the Collect for Easter Day. For a new day has dawned and the way to life stands open. These words, for me, are words of hope. At the … [Read more...]

On that very first Good Friday, two thousand years ago, the day that our Lord Jesus Christ was crucified, a cruel and horrible death, he gave his all for us. He was willing to suffer that hideous death … [Read more...]