
To my mind, 'love' is one of the most important aspects of our Christianity; and, of course, something that Jesus himself had quite a lot to say about. It also seems to be something I talk about quite a lot on this blog … [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

To my mind, 'love' is one of the most important aspects of our Christianity; and, of course, something that Jesus himself had quite a lot to say about. It also seems to be something I talk about quite a lot on this blog … [Read more...]

To my mind, 'love' is one of the most important aspects of our Christianity; and, of course, something that Jesus himself had quite a lot to say about. It also seems to be something I talk about quite a lot on this blog … [Read more...]

There are two important truths I try to test my understanding of what I read, in the Bible and elsewhere against. The first is that God loves us. And the second is that the Gospel is good news. These two truths are not … [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 of our … [Read more...]
Here is the text of the sermon I preached, more or less, when I officiated for Evensong at Godmanchester on Sunday, The First Evening Prayer of Saint Matthew, Apostle and Evangelist. It was, as it always is, a great … [Read more...]

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. See the others … [Read more...]

A Special Teacher People are obviously beginning to realize I like, and use, these stories. Here's another one that arrived in my inbox recently, thanks Jennifer. I was going to Anglicize it, as I'm never really sure … [Read more...]
The Parable of the Child This great piece of writing arrived in my inbox recently, thanks Eric. Unfortunately, it's another one of those stories that has become separated from the name of its author, so I'm not able … [Read more...]

Defend your Church from all false teaching Two truths There are two important truths I want to emphasize in this post. The first is that God loves us. And the second is that the Gospel is good news. These two truths … [Read more...]

Help us to keep your law of love Regular readers of this blog will start to think I've got a "hobby horse", as so many of my posts seem to be about "Love". I think it's almost inevitable through the great period of … [Read more...]