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How do you ‘find’ a spiritual director? A reflection on experience

Posted on November 25, 2012 by

I was asked recently (via Twitter) if I would be prepared to write about my experiences of seeking and finding a spiritual director. It would be for some work Revd Mark Godson, who is Director of the London Centre for … Continue reading →

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Changes – Because God Calls

Posted on August 26, 2012 by

Today formally marked the significant changes that are happening in my life. During a particularly God-filled Family Communion service this morning,  I was prayed for, (commissioned if you like), by trusted colleagues, friends and fellow members of St Peter’s, from … Continue reading →

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On being challenged by my new Bishop

Posted on June 19, 2012 by

I spent time recently finding and replaying two videos of our new Bishop of Winchester, Right Revd Tim Dakin. Nominally this was for the benefit of my father, but it led me to some reflections of various sorts. The first video … Continue reading →

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To BAP, BAPing, I BAPed – encountering the verb of selection for ordination!

Posted on April 30, 2012 by

Since announcing on Easter morning that I have been recommended for training for ordination, I have been meaning to explain a little of what happens at a Bishop’s Advisory Panel… known by it’s acronym of “BAP”. Conversations suggest that this … Continue reading →

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Dare to Break Bread – a reflection from discernment

Posted on April 17, 2012 by

Following on from my previous reflections (here and here) written in the last few weeks before my BAP, re-reading the following written some months earlier I find that there have been several echoes of my reflections on what Bishop Jonathan Frost … Continue reading →

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An authentic Lent – a reflection from discernment

Posted on April 13, 2012 by

With less than 5 weeks to go before my Bishop’s Advisory Panel (BAP), I came to Ash Wednesday and the start of Lent. This year I had no real need to ask myself what I could do to make the next … Continue reading →

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The Faith and the Fear – a reflection from discernment

Posted on April 10, 2012 by

It is the first of at least two reflections that cover some of the thoughts and emotions I went through during the final stages of discernment of my calling to ordination (a process that my fellow parishioners at St Peter’s … Continue reading →

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OK God: Your Call! (Being recommended for ordination training) #fb

Posted on April 8, 2012 by

The last few weeks have proved to be the culmination of an eighteen month journey which has changed the whole focus of my future ministry. The final stages of this journey have taken place through Lent, and therefore it seems … Continue reading →

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