I have always loved Walsingham. There are quite a number of posts that have appeared on this blog in the years I've been writing it about the place -- you can find them by clicking here. I was lucky enough to be able to … [Read more...]
Kindle in all who minister the gospel your countless gifts of grace
July 24, 2011 By
Today is the Fifth Sunday after Trinity. Our Collect today reminds me of the awesome responsibility we each hold as ministers of the gospel. Everything we do should show the grace that we have been fortunate enough to … [Read more...]
Help us to seek and serve you
June 2, 2011 By
Today is Ascension Day. When Jesus died and rose again, for forty days he appeared visibly to his friends, and taught them about the mammoth task he was setting them, of converting the whole world to Christ. Then he … [Read more...]
You know our struggle to serve you
April 3, 2011 By
Today's Collect, for the Fourth Sunday of Lent, seems to want to encourage me to think about my ministry more than I wanted to, and, in some ways, more than last week's did. I’ve been putting off writing this post and … [Read more...]
Give us insight to discern your will for us
March 27, 2011 By
Today's Collect, for the Third Sunday of Lent, always encourages me to think about my own ministry. It encourages me to evaluate where it is, where it's been, and where it might be going. Of course, the third part of … [Read more...]
Kindle in all who minister the gospel your countless gifts of grace
July 4, 2010 By
Today is the Fifth Sunday after Trinity. Our Collect today reminds me of the awesome responsibility we each hold as ministers of the gospel. Everything we do should show the grace that we have been fortunate enough to … [Read more...]
Help us to seek and serve you
May 13, 2010 By
Today is Ascension Day. When Jesus died and rose again, for forty days he appeared visibly to his friends, and taught them about the mammoth task he was setting them, of converting the whole world to Christ. Then he … [Read more...]
You know our struggle to serve you
March 14, 2010 By
Regular readers of this blog will know that I struggle quite a bit with my health. And anyone that read last Sunday's reflection on the Collect will know that it has been particularly bad recently. Sadly, I'm not about … [Read more...]
Kindle in all who minister the gospel your countless gifts of grace
July 12, 2009 By
Kindle in all who minister the gospel your countless gifts of grace This phrase, "kindle in all who minister the gospel your countless gifts of grace", from the Collect for the Fifth Sunday after Trinity, immediately … [Read more...]
Help us to seek and serve you
May 21, 2009 By
Help us to seek and serve you My thoughts are always drawn to some beautiful words from St Matthew's Gospel whenever I think about serving Christ in one way or another. Here they are: I was hungry and you gave … [Read more...]
Andrew Gosden (now 18) has been missing from his Doncaster home since 14 September 2007. The search continues.
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