Death IS NOT Nothing at All – a Dialogue
our heartfelt words may, if we are not careful, be perceived as heartless…
Category: Churches Together in Britain
Waking the… Bereaved – A Sermon
This is your gift and your call. The women at the tomb on Easter Day were apostles to the disciples. You are the bearers of Good News to the bereaved.
Everyday Saints – A Sermon
Sainthood for Dummies!
To be a saint is the everyday task of the Christian. However tradition dictates that we can only become saints once we have died. Learning to die is the key to learning to live.
The Mystery of the Fatherless Father’s Day – A Sermon
Proclaiming that the Holy Trinity is ‘Equal and Diverse’ demands that we be an equal and diverse church. This is as much a Creed as the lengthy doctrinal statement composed by St Athanasius which, as faithful members of this Church of England, we will (of course) read before we lay ourselves to rest this night on this Fatherless Father’s Day…
Precept and Practice – JUNE 10 – Misfortunes
There will always be minor cares and troubles for those who are at leisure to attend to them….
Hunny! 40 Days in the 100 Aker Wood – Day 9
Having a friend to walk the journey with you does not mean that fear vanishes (Piglet is just as frightened as Pooh as they try to track down this ‘Hostile Animal’ but they travel together) but it does mean that anxiety is lessened, hearts beat less furiously and the journey continues.
Hunny! 40 Days in the 100 Aker Wood – Day 8
We can’t spend our whole lives reading ‘sustaining books’ whilst others work their fingers to the bone around us. In the Christian Life we cannot be Martha or Mary (Luke 10.38-42)[3] we must needs be both!
Hunny! 40 Days in the 100 Aker Wood – Day 5
…as the famous book and slogan goes, What Would Jesus Do if Pooh were to come and visit him?
Hunny! 40 Days in the 100 Aker Wood – Day 4
…we, with our friends in the 100 Aker Wood, are all bears of small brain and it takes time for the truth to sink into our sawdust filled heads.
With a Song in my Heart – Day 21
The Family of God, like any other family, does not always live in harmony. However Sunday by Sunday we are able together and use broken bread to help make us whole again.
Suffolk Vicar 