Prayer · Sermon

If Jesus sowed in Suffolk – on becoming good soil.

If Jesus sowed in Suffolk – on becoming good soil. Sermon for Sunday 15 July 2017 – St John the Baptist, Felixstowe – Text: Matthew 13.23  God give you peace my sisters and brothers.  If Jesus were to farm in Suffolk, or at least tell the parable of the sower today, would he tell it differently?… Continue reading If Jesus sowed in Suffolk – on becoming good soil.

Prayer · The Mind Mumbles

How can this be, since I, am not a virgin?

How Can this be, Since I am not a Virgin? (A Reflection on The Annunciation)   Such familiar words. Fear not! Greetings, favoured one. Nothing will be impossible with God. and Let it be with me according to your word. For a virgin girl child In the footsteps of a barren old woman Nothing is… Continue reading How can this be, since I, am not a virgin?

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The Ragman – finding redemption in the pain and tears of Manchester and Egypt

Reading for Sunday 28 May 2017 – St John the Baptist Felixstowe God give you peace my sisters and brothers C.S. Lewis famously described pain as, ‘God’s megaphone to rouse a deaf world.’ Perhaps this week, in the aftermath  of the bomb killing twenty-two young people in Manchester and the bus attack in Egypt which saw… Continue reading The Ragman – finding redemption in the pain and tears of Manchester and Egypt