Becoming Real: 40 Days with the Velveteen Rabbit Day 2 – Thursday after Ash Wednesday – 18th February 2010 To Read: There were other things in the stocking, nuts and oranges and a toy engine, and chocolate almonds and a clockwork mouse, but the Rabbit was quite the best of all. For at least two… Continue reading Becoming Real – Day 2
Becoming Real: 40 Days with the Velveteen Rabbit What follows, in this post and several others, are the words of a Lent Course I wrote in 2010. Though titled a Lent Course it may be useful to read at other time Day 1 – Ash Wednesday – Wednesday 17th February 2010 To Read: There was… Continue reading Becoming Real – Day 1
God on a Plate – a poem for Christmas A babe in a manger displacing the hay Oxen and Ass were shuffled away How would they eat? What for a meal? When all that remained was shepherd-made zeal The babe grew to manhood Turned famine to food And fresh water wine Surely this, is something… Continue reading God on a Plate
John the Baptist’s message of repentance is to the faithfless faithful. What is he calling them to repent from?
A short humurous sketch based on the names of carols and the story of the Innkeeper of Bethlehem
When Things Fall Apart Sermon for 18 November 2018 – Second Sunday before Advent St John the Baptist Felixstowe Text: ‘Not one stone will be left here upon another; all will be thrown down.’ (Mark 13.8) God give you peace my sisters and brothers Tomorrow evening, God and SNCF willing, Lesley-Anne and I will be… Continue reading When Things Fall Apart
When we can no longer hold our loved ones we need to know we are held
The centre of the gospel is the call to serve others
Hate Crime affects people of all races, all sexual orientations, all mental conditions, all identities, and can be beaten every time we choose Hope over Hate
On National Comong Out Day a re-posting of a reflection written for Lent 2016
Suffolk Vicar 