With a Song in my Heart – Day 3
We do not hold the anchor; the anchor holds on to us!
Author: suffolkvicar
A vicar from Suffolk who writes things down to stop him endlessly talking about them
With a Song in my Heart – Day 2
With a Song in my Heart – 40 Days of Sacred Songs Day 2 – Thursday after Ash Wednesday To Listen: Sweet Sacrament Divine https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KFjENA9zBUw 1. Sweet sacrament divine, hid in thy earthly home, lo, round thy lowly shrine, with suppliant hearts we come; Jesus, to thee our voice we raise, in songs of love… Continue reading With a Song in my Heart – Day 2
With a Song in my Heart – Day 1 – Ash Wednesday
Sometimes the very first thing you learn about something is the one thing that lasts forever. For me the journey of faith begun and continues in a joy that uses the time of Lent to help us celebrate Easter
With a Song in my Heart – Shrove Tuesday
With a Song in my Heart – 40 Days of Sacred Songs Day 0 – Shrove Tuesday To Listen: One More Step Along the World https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7w2WhUJHaIo One more step along the world I go, one more step along the world I go. From the old things to the new, keep me travelling along… Continue reading With a Song in my Heart – Shrove Tuesday
With a Song in my Heart
40 Days of Sacred Songs Introduction Hello Friends It wants but a few days to Lent 2022 and time for me to attempt to send out a daily email for the coming forty days of devotion. This year I will be writing a daily reflection on Hymns and Sacred Songs that have touched my soul… Continue reading With a Song in my Heart
Don’t Look Up! (God might be Working)
Don’t Look Up! God might be Working (Sermon at St John the Baptist, Felixstowe – 9 January 2022 -Epiphany 1) Text: 16I baptize you with water; but one who is more powerful than I is coming; I am not worthy to untie the thong of his sandals. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and… Continue reading Don’t Look Up! (God might be Working)
Eat Me – Jesus’ Adventures in Wonderland
When bread is not bread and manna is second best
Embracing Nothing – A Sermon
Embracing Nothing Words for Trinity III – 6 July 2025 – All Saints Kesgrave Text: He ordered them to take nothing for their journey except a staff; no bread, no bag, no money in their belts; 9but to wear sandals and not to put on two tunics. (Mark 6v8-9) God give you peace my Sisters and… Continue reading Embracing Nothing – A Sermon
Saying ‘No’ to Grief – Covid, Loss and Kübler-Ross
Saying ‘No’ to Grief Covid, Loss and Kübler-Ross[1] Often when meeting with a bereaved family I tell them that my answer to any request they have to make is ‘Yes’. This is not just an opening gambit to help them see past the dog collar I wear, but a genuine desire on my part to… Continue reading Saying ‘No’ to Grief – Covid, Loss and Kübler-Ross
Mercy & Grace – Easter Day
Mercy & Grace – 40 Days with the Music of Amy Grant Easter Day These Reflections which take the music of Amy Grant as their theme, were originally published in Lent 2015. They are being republished during the Covid19 pandemic which is affecting the whole world To Read: From the Scriptures: 6 Then I heard… Continue reading Mercy & Grace – Easter Day
Suffolk Vicar 