
Today is Remembrance Day. There will be many Remembrance parades and Church services around the country. I think today is a really important part of our remembering, and learning from, the past, in the hopes that one day … [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

Today is Remembrance Day. There will be many Remembrance parades and Church services around the country. I think today is a really important part of our remembering, and learning from, the past, in the hopes that one day … [Read more...]

I was on duty -- officiating and preaching -- at evensong in Godmanchester again on Sunday. I suspect every preacher preaching this past weekend wrestled with the same questions as I did: how much do I include about the … [Read more...]

Today, the 14th November, is Remembrance Sunday. There will be many Remembrance parades and Church services around the country, even though more emphasis is being put onto Remembrance/Armistice Day, 11th November, itself … [Read more...]

I posted on Monday about Christian Aid Week, which is taking place this week. I thought I would post another of the films that have been produced in support of this year's Christian Aid Week. "This powerful film … [Read more...]

Christian Aid is an organisation formed in the 1940s which aims to tackle the root causes of poverty and create a world where all are equal and free. It seeks to help those in need, working overseas in poverty-stricken … [Read more...]

Bring near the day when wars shall cease My instinct is that, following the momentous events of the past week, the world has moved a little closer to the day when wars shall cease. But I have to say straight away that … [Read more...]

Help us to show his love This Sunday, the Twenty-Second Sunday after Trinity, is a very rare Sunday, so rare, in fact, that it doesn't even have its own Collects and Post-Communion Prayer. The Collect quoted below is … [Read more...]

Blog Action Day 2008 -- Poverty Today, 15th October, is the day that many bloggers from around the world will unite to talk about a single subject on their blogs -- "poverty". Blog Action Day is an annual nonprofit … [Read more...]