Tag Archives: forgiveness

Living Hermeneutically about Homosexuality (thanks to Steve Chalke)

Posted on January 17, 2013 by

About ten years ago my husband and I were delighted to become Godparents to the child of some old college friends, and co-Godparent with their close friend who happens to be a lesbian Christian.  We had no problem with this, … Continue reading →

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Inter-faith puddle-jumping

Posted on October 25, 2012 by

I feel like I’ve become a little child again, in her first pair of wellington boots, jumping into puddles, wanting to splash about a bit, but not really wanting to get my nice boots dirty! At least that is the … Continue reading →

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Imitating God – a team event! Ephesians 4:25 – 5:2

Posted on August 12, 2012 by

I had worried that using an Olympic theme might be too much for some this morning, but apparently it wasn’t as I’ve lots of positive feedback. For many however, the image that spoke to them most was that of the … Continue reading →

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Eavesdropping and entrapment – Jeremiah 20:1-13

Posted on July 23, 2012 by

Rather unusually for me, this was a rather more expository sermon than I normally deliver.  I wonder how often we listen in on other people’s conversations, either inadvertently because we happen to be nearby, or deliberately to discover something of … Continue reading →

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Does God’s grace stop at the parousia? #lectionary

Posted on November 3, 2011 by

This is just a quick chuck out thought as I grapple with the Lectionary Gospel for this week – the parable of the wise and foolish virgins (Matthew 25:1-13) The question that’s bugging me is this: does God’s grace stop … Continue reading →

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A watery confession

Posted on August 31, 2010 by

Earlier in the summer I helped with the first two of our Summer Sunday services, which brought our 3 largest congregations together at the reasonable hour of 10am, and enabled us to minister in a unified way through all the … Continue reading →

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Thoughts on deciding when to apologise, and other things

Posted on June 20, 2010 by

I have a heavy 10 days of commitments ahead of me, including helping with a workshop, and running another – something where my skills and experience are rather limited. I’ve also got two Morning Prayer services this week (Wednesday and … Continue reading →

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A dogged focus on values

Posted on April 23, 2010 by

I’m looking forward to the next session of the St Peter’s group that is working on identifying values that we discern are important to us as a church for the future. This is the work we’ve been developing with Laurence … Continue reading →

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Leaving Thomas in favour of the grace to forgive

Posted on April 9, 2010 by

Easter 2 and the lectionary Gospel is John 20:19 – 31 and the Epistle is Acts 5:27-32. For some reason I feel compelled to set Thomas aside, and favour of forgiveness – a theme which appears in both readings. We … Continue reading →

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An alternative Stations of the Cross

Posted on May 1, 2009 by

I’ve variously been thinking about my theological reflection on my placement at All Saints, Basingstoke (which has a Eucharistic and ‘catholic’ tradition), and how to apply worship ideas in my home context (more evangelical). I also had a conversation with … Continue reading →

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