Resisting the Prowling Lion – Day 8
Nothing good, in God’s eternal plan, comes from war. However it is during war that I think we are most aware of our frailty, our failings and our capacity for cruelty.
Category: Church of England
Resisting the Prowling Lion – Day 7
…if we are ever to grow in our prayer life, each of us needs to learn how to dive deeper into the pool of God’s love and revelation. For it is in this way that we finally wake up from the false dream of ‘a sense of supplication’ into a deeper relationship with the God of love
Resisting the Prowling Lion – Day 6
We need to learn that each of us is responsible for our own faith and it can never be the fault of an out-of-tune choir, a poorly prepared sermon, or a colicky baby in the children’s area, if we do not draw close to God.
Resisting the Prowling Lion – Day 5
…being a young man I was ‘pounced’ on by other members of the congregation and, in fairly quick succession become a member of the choir, a Bible Study group, and had a seat on the Parochial Church Council. Rich ground for a large helping of ‘smugness á la Screwtape’!
Resisting the Prowling Lion – Day 4
The solution for being sinned against (perceived or real) can never be to sin back but can only ever be the free-will offering of forgiveness and love.
Resisting the Prowling Lion – Day 2
There are many other ways to enliven ‘rote’ prayers and each of us will find that which helps us focus best on the intention rather than the list. It is a good discipline to re-visit our prayer routines frequently so that they are about the life-giving Spirit and do not become a dead letter.
Resisting the Prowling Lion – Day 1 – Ash Wednesday
There is no purpose in seeking the Gifts of the Spirit in our personal piety if those around us cannot harvest the Fruits of the Spirit from our devotions
Hearts of Gold… and Frankincense, and Myrrh
At Epiphany we cannot all make offerings of Gold, Frankincense, and Myrrh but we can give our hearts and with them our treasure, our worship and our failings.
Not Quite What I Had Expected
When it comes to the birth of a child things are never ‘Quite what we had expected’
But even when things go wrong God has a plan
What’s the Time Mr Wolf?
It’s all in the timing?
Is the Christian faith about ‘Pie in the Sky when you die’ and waiting for that day to arrive or is it about living eternity now?
Suffolk Vicar 