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’
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.
The witness of the Church is hindered by unconfessed sin. The answer is not condemnation or exclusion but unconditional forgiveness.
Motherhood done well is always about suffering and in freely giving proving the love of God
When bad things happen to good people, be it in Siloam, Christchurch or Grenfell we are tempted to question God’s care for the faithful. Yet the response of Jesus to disaster is ‘repent.’ What does he mean or is he just being mean?
Speaking God’s Word hurts, but it also hurts to keep silent. Learning when to speak and when to keep silent is always a Chance to Die.
Living Lent, and our faith fully, is not solely about saying ‘no’ to the things that hold us back but also saying ‘yes’ to the love of God that calls us forward.
When faced with disaster we are tempted to break the rhythm of prayer. The Religious Life teaches us that when things fall apart the answer is to pray more not less regulalrly.
Spirit Led or Lust Driven? Sermon for Lent 1 – Sunday 10 March 2019 – St John the Baptist, Felixstowe. Text: Luke 4.1-13 Jesus, full of the Holy Spirit, returned from the Jordan and was led by the Spirit in the wilderness, where for forty days he was tempted by the devil. (Luke 4v1-2)) God give… Continue reading Spirit Led or Lust Driven?
If it’s not Good News for the wealthy as well as for the poor it’s not Good News for anyone. It is the task of the wealthy to be Good News for the poor themselves.
Suffolk Vicar 