Tag Archives: forgiveness

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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Theology, evil and forgiveness

Posted on January 30, 2009 by

Today, I’ve spent some time ‘nesting’ pages under the heading theology, and included two of the essays that I have written during the course of my training. They feature a couple of really tough subjects – how God can allow … Continue reading →

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