Ecclesiastical Time Lords
There may be a ‘time for everything under earth. Some are ‘good’ times and some are ‘bad’ times but how do we cope when death comes to us at the ‘wrong’ time?
Tag: Christianity
Money Talks
…But what does money talk about? It is not just making good use of our Pounds and Pence which add to the wealth of the Kingdom of God
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!
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 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.
The Tower of Siloam, Al Noor Mosque & Grenfell
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?
A Trysting Place – 40 Days in Brede Abbey
An introduction to 40 Days of Reflections on the Religious Life as seen through the pages of the book ‘In This House of Brede’
Jesus Levels With Us
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.
Jesus is my Homeboy
‘The hands of the Almighty are so often to be found at the ends of our own arms’
The Year of the Lord’s favour is about more than a good sermon.
