Choose Me! The Challenge of Election
Being chosen as a civic leader is not a sinecure and will demand self-sacrifice and a willingness to always put others first
Category: Felixstowe
The Mystery of the Fatherless Father’s Day
As Trinity Sunday falls on Fathers Day we come to see that part of the mystery of the Godhead is that, despite difference of purpose, there is no hierarchy or rank of Person
Jesus and the Health Lottery
When Jesus asks the sick man ‘Do you want to be made well?’ he asks us and our churches the same question. Only those who know their own need of healing can be used in the healing of others
Bring me Sunshine
Bring me Sunshine Article for the June 2019 edition of the magazine of the Parish of Felixstowe Bring me sunshine In your smile Bring me laughter All the while In this world where we live There should be more happiness So much joy you can give To each brand new bright tomorrow What… Continue reading Bring me Sunshine
No Guts, No Glory – Turning Disaster Into Destiny
Jesus takes the disaster of his betrayal by Judas and turns it into the glory of the cross. How can we, faced with our own betrayals and the betrayals of others, turn death into resurrection and hate into love?
The Same Old ‘New & Improved’
The Same Old ‘New & Improved’ Address before the opening of a meeting of the newly elected Felixstowe Town Council Wednesday 15 May 2019 There was a time, when I was much much younger and had no idea what cynicism meant, that I used to be excited about new things. New toys to play with,… Continue reading The Same Old ‘New & Improved’
Climbing the Stairway to Heaven
Always hope, always ask, always help – in this way miracles happen and the Church is strengthened.
Words, words, words! Eliza Doolittle and Doubting Thomas
When St Thomas makes his annual hesitant visit to our churches we easily quote the lie ‘seeing is believing’. In fact believing can only be based on ‘not seeing’ and choosing to life a life proclaiming ‘My Lord and my God’
Yeah, but no, but yeah, but… Vicky Pollard does 🐣
God has an annoying habit of upturning apple carts and interrupting our lives. No more so than with the epmty tomb of Easter. The challenge we face is to decide if we will let God interfere with our lives.
A Trysting Place – 40 Days in Brede Abbey – Day 40
As Lent draws to a close we run the risk of going back to ‘business as normal’ and not carry all we have learnt with us. What can we do to continue to grow closer to our Beloved.
Suffolk Vicar 