Something I pray:
Lord,
Take me where
you want me to go,
Let me meet
who you want me to meet,
Tell me what
you want me to say,
And keep me out of your way.(Revd Mychal Judge OFM
d 9/11/2001)Tags
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Here endeth my Reader Ministry
Today, Pentecost 2013 marks the end of my Reader Ministry. The different diocese of the Anglican church are not known for their consistency in approach to patterns of, or peoples development through, different ministries. But in the Diocese of Winchester … Continue reading
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Tagged Diocese of Winchester, formation, ordinand, Pentecost, priesthood, reader
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Roe Buck and other spring evening delights
Very quick post with a record of our evening stroll. The venue was Blackbushe and it’s surroundings again as usual. This Peacock Butterfly looks like it overwintered – though how any butterfly can survive the winter we’ve had, I really … Continue reading
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Tagged birdwatching, Blackbushe, butterflies, deer, insects
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Well finally – Spring is here!
Yes, I know the forecast is for it to leave again later this week, but at least for the last few days, spring has definitely sprung. Last weekend, we dashed down to the New Forest and after a rainsoaked abortive trip to … Continue reading
“Grace is in the fighting” Rachel Mann’s ‘Dazzling Darkness’ (book review)
Rachel Mann‘s book ‘Dazzling Darkness’ (Wild Goose Publications) should be required reading for all trainee pillocks…, sorry, those currently engaged in ordination training, “One has to be a pillock to want to be a priest” is just one of the … Continue reading
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Tagged book review, books, gender, grace, hope, ordinand, salvation, sexuality
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Minstead Past and Present – New Exhibition 13th-14th April 2013
Minstead’s Local History Group are making their fascinating exhibitions a bi-annual event and the next one is at the end of the Easter holiday period at Minstead Village Hall. For me, it’s about a place, and people, I’ve known all … Continue reading
Does loneliness still cause the greatest pain to ‘The Wounded Healer’?
I’ve just finished reading Henri Nouwen‘s ‘The Wounded Healer’ (in an updated form of the 1972 original) as part of background reading for my ‘Pastoral Care’ module. Throughout this little classic, Nouwen identifies closely with the suffering and particularly loneliness … Continue reading
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Tagged books, Busy, Good Friday, healing, hospitality, Lent, Loneliness, Nouwen, Passiontide, Pastoral Care, Wounded Healer
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The Sky Dancers – an original poem
Nothing is wasted, especially not my journeys to college. Driving back and forth I love watching for wildlife, and take particular joy in the Red Kites of Berkshire and Oxfordshire, which have previously inspired my Plough ‘Sunday’ grace. I first … Continue reading
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Tagged birdwatching, poetry, Red Kites, resurrection
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Donating your Flesh and Blood as part of Christian giving – just FAB!
I currently have the privilege of undertaking a community placement with the chaplaincy team at my local hospital as part of my ordination training. One session of that placement was sitting in on a meeting about organ and tissue donation. … Continue reading
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Tagged chaplaincy, donating, giving, hospital, interfaith theology, ordinand
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Of mice and an MA
Today I achieved two things that I’ve been trying to accomplish all winter. The first, was that I managed to photograph the Long-Tailed Titmice that occasionally dash through our garden. I have always loved these birds, and longed to photograph … Continue reading
My count – RSPB Big Garden #Birdwatch
So, having told you about this weeks Mistle Thrush, when it came to doing my hour for the RSPB Big Garden Birdwatch, it had vanished completely! Just typical!! Timed from 9.45am on Sun 27th January 2013 in my little suburban … Continue reading
