Is This the One?
When votes have been cast and leaders elected it all comes down to deeds of service not words of a manifesto
Category: Prayer
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.
Fiscal Prudence in the Kingdom of God
In Public and Private life many of our ventures fail because we do not completely commit ourselves to them. Commitment to Christ enables all our other loves to be ordered correctly.
Order! Order, order!
Order! Order, order! Sermon for Trinity 9 – 18 August 2019 – St John the Baptist, Felixstowe Text: Luke 12.49-56 Do you think that I have come to bring peace to the earth? No, I tell you, but rather division! (Luke 12.51) God give you peace my sisters and brothers. A few weeks ago… Continue reading Order! Order, order!
Battle Wounds
‘The salvation of my enemy is tied up in my own’ and so even when they attack, malign, or belittle me I must learn to bear their wounds so we may both become whole
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’
A Trysting Place – 40 Days in Brede Abbey – Day 2
Even though we may be certain of the call of God on our life the church may not always agree with our timing. How do we cope when our heart says ‘yes’ and those around us says ‘no’?
A Trysting Place – 40 Days in Brede Abbey – Day 20
When faced with inevitable change and trying to discern what of the new to embrace and what of the old to retain our aim must be to choose only those things which draw us closer to love.
A Trysting Place – 40 Days in Brede Abbey – Day 19
To learn that God loves to watch us do what we love to do to prosper the work of the Gospel brings a great freedom and makes ‘drudgery divine’.
A Trysting Place – 40 Days in Brede Abbey – Day 18
‘Praying without ceasing’ and ‘rejoicing in the Lord always’ can seem to be a counsel of perfection. However unless we manage to carry our ‘Trysting Place’ with us the world wil remain lost and loveless.
Suffolk Vicar 