Answering God – Shrove Tuesday
Lent is kept best by lovers so in preparing for a 40 day date with God we must choose to put aside other loves and distractions and gaze only on our Beloved
Author: suffolkvicar
A vicar from Suffolk who writes things down to stop him endlessly talking about them
Answering God – 40 Days with the Religious Society of Friends (Quakers)
An introduction to Daily Lent Readings following The Advices and Queries used by the Society of Friends (Quakers)
#PopPulpit
We are getting better at recycling the things we use and not throwing everything away.
P!nk reminds us that we should not rush to throw away our relationships but perhaps it’s worthwhile working at them…
No Name Brand Disciples
To be successful we are often called to ‘make a name for ourselves’. Yet the very first disciple of Jesus is un-named. Great freedom can be found in a faithfulness that is hidden and unnotice. The less of ourselves that is on view the more of Jesus people will be able to ‘Come and See.’in
The Regal, The Royal, and The Reign of God
To seek for a king we must abandon all thoughts of our own comfort and look for him in the dark places of the world found betwixt the Stable of Bethlehem and the Cross of Calvary
New Year Guide for Clergy
Mark Bryant, sometime Bishop of Jarrow, introduces me to these words from Michael Ramsey. They are well worth reflecting on at the beginning of each New Year… Very struck today by Six Helps for the New Year given one year by Bishop Michael Ramsey to his clergy 1. Thank God. Often and always. Thank him… Continue reading New Year Guide for Clergy
Daydream Believers
Christmas only happened, and Jesus only survived childhood, because Joseph listened to his dreams. Even though they were disturbing he followed them. What are God’s dreams for us as we face the uncertainty of a New Year?
Remembering at Christmas
In the week before Christmas 2019 a grieving mum asked if there was a ‘Blue Christmas’ service in any of the Churches in our town. Previously there had been but this practice had lapsed. Under the auspices of Churches Together in Felixstowe we gathered together words and prayers from many sources and produced this Order of… Continue reading Remembering at Christmas
Don’t Look Back (…you’re not going that way)
At the turn of the year it is tempting and comforting to reminisce about the past. But our vocation remains to step out into the future.
Is This the One?
When votes have been cast and leaders elected it all comes down to deeds of service not words of a manifesto
Suffolk Vicar 