A Trysting Place – Day 6 – 40 Days in Brede Abbey
‘All work and no play’ is as true an aphorism in the enclosure of an Abbey as in our churhces as in our Lenten Journey
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A vicar from Suffolk who writes things down to stop him endlessly talking about them
A Trysting Place – Day 5 – 40 Days in Brede Abbey
In our journey of faith we need a balance between being busy and being prayerful – Ora et Labora when balanced help us steer a straight course.
Spirit Led or Lust Driven?
Spirit Led or Lust Driven? Sermon for Lent 1 – Sunday 10 March 2019 – St John the Baptist, Felixstowe. Text: Luke 4.1-13 Jesus, full of the Holy Spirit, returned from the Jordan and was led by the Spirit in the wilderness, where for forty days he was tempted by the devil. (Luke 4v1-2)) God give… Continue reading Spirit Led or Lust Driven?
A Trysting Place – Day 4 – 40 Days in Brede Abbey
Penance, along with our lenten devotions, is not a punishments for past peccadilloes but an instrument to help us give ourselves away more fully.
A Trysting Place – Day 3 – 40 Days in Brede Abbey
When we join a fellowship we tell everyone else more about ourselves than we think. To be a ‘pleasing aroma’ self disclosure is a key part of forging peace.
A Trysting Place – Day 2 – 40 Days in Brede Abbey
We only truly learn to answer the call of God on our lives when we can move from a faith based on works to one full of grace and generosity.
A Trysting Place – Day 1 – Ash Wednesday – 40 Days in Brede Abbey
Peace never comes at ‘any price’ but is forged in the heat of communities which chooses to live out their imperfections together.
A Trysting Place – Shrove Tuesday – 40 Days in Brede Abbey
In Lent we leave things behind so that we can embrace the world more fully
A Trysting Place – 40 Days in Brede Abbey
An introduction to 40 Days of Reflections on the Religious Life as seen through the pages of the book ‘In This House of Brede’
Not so Rocky a Road
[Speech written for the debate about Youth Evangelism – General Synod, February 2019 – There being a time limit only word in italics were spoken] Thank you chair – Andrew Dotchin – 208 – St Edmundsbury & Ipswich On the lapel of my jacket I wear a Langer Primary Academy Flipper the Turtle Gold Award.… Continue reading Not so Rocky a Road
Suffolk Vicar 