Trusting in your word The longest of the psalms, Psalm 119, is a hymn of praise to the value of the Scriptures. We read in verse 127 the words, "Truly I love your commandments more than gold, more than … [Read more...]
Receive the gifts of your love, new every morning
October 18, 2009 By
Receive the gifts of your love, new every morning The gift of God’s love is a tremendous thing. It’s good to know that God loves us as much as he does, even more than the person who loves us the … [Read more...]
Live each day with confidence
October 11, 2009 By
Live each day with confidence I am something of a worrier. Now that wouldn’t be so bad, but, I know, there are times when my worrying will have an adverse effect on my life. But I also know, that … [Read more...]
You call us to fullness of life
October 4, 2009 By
You call us to fullness of life In today's Collect, for the Seventeenth Sunday after Trinity, we're reminded that we are called to fullness of life. But what is it, what is the “fullness” we are … [Read more...]
Whose glory is around and within us
September 27, 2009 By
Whose glory is around and within us We never have to look too far to see and experience God's glory, it surrounds us. This beautiful world, God's world, that we live in is a reflection of that glory. … [Read more...]
Defend your Church from all false teaching
September 20, 2009 By
Defend your Church from all false teaching It seems that "teaching" in one form or another has been on my mind recently; this is the fourth post in the last week or so that talks about it in some way. … [Read more...]
May we trust in your mercy and know your love
September 13, 2009 By
May we trust in your mercy and know your love Sometime around the middle of the nineteenth century, Frederick Faber wrote the hymn, "There's a wideness in God's mercy". That would have been soon after … [Read more...]
You search us and know us
September 6, 2009 By
You search us and know us I really like the psalms. When we read them, and especially when we worship with them, we are connecting with people who have done the same since well before the time of Jesus. … [Read more...]
Increase your grace within us
August 30, 2009 By
Increase your grace within us The phrase that jumps out at me from today's Collect, the Twelfth Sunday after Trinity, is, "increase your grace within us". I think the terms, "God's grace" and "God's … [Read more...]
The end of our searching
August 23, 2009 By
The end of our searching There are, it seems, many people today who are searching for something, yet not really knowing what it is they seek -- something spiritual, outside of themselves. It may not … [Read more...]
Andrew Gosden (now 16) has been missing from his Doncaster home since 14 September 2007. The search continues.
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