Text of a speech prepared but not delivered at General Synod of Nuclear Non-proliferation – July 2018 Today is Sea Sunday and so a good day to tell a story about an old sea dog. I was named Andrew at birth not because I am the first born son of a proud Scot, nor even… Continue reading A Story for Sea Sunday
Speech to General Synod on Safeguarding General Synod – 7 July 2018 Earlier this week a friend sent this tweet: ‘Church, we have got to stop introducing Safeguarding Training with comments like “Sorry, I’m afraid we have to go through the boring safeguarding stuff, it’s the rules” This is part of the problem. Friends for… Continue reading A Safe Place to Grow
Often we hinder the growth of God’s reign and become the fruitless faithful inhabiting dustbowl churches. How can we grow good?
Gathering Church attendance statistics can seem to be a thankless task but they can become a fountainhead for spreading God’s love
God is a God of love and welcome and we need to set aside the lies about condemnation which our early faith may have taught us
Grief is personal – We do no good by intruding with our own demands and end up bringing hurt instead of healing – hate instead of love.
It is only as we offer ourselves as ‘food’ for others that we truly become The Body of Christ
Easter dawns – regardless of where we are Light shines on us and we find ourselves loved
The space between Good Friday and Easter Day gives us time to learn from Lent and choose life
We do not travel this journey home alone. Those who have gone ahead of us inspire us.
Suffolk Vicar 