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
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Christ the King – In Him, can we? Colossians 1:11-20 Luke 23:33-43
This morning as part of my placement in the North Hampshire Downs I was in All Saints, Odiham marking the end of the liturgical year with the Feast of Christ the King. My reflections start with the super-moon and a … Continue reading
Posted in curacy, life, sermons, theology - how God fits in, wildlife
Tagged butterflies, Christ the King, Colossians, creation, criminal, crucifixion, forgiveness, Gospel-Luke, grace, humility, love, Messiah, moon, New Forest, photography, sacrifice, St. Paul's Letters
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Noar Hill, Selborne – birds, butteflies, moths and orchids
It’s been a while since I wrote a blog post about wildlife sightings, largely because they have been few and far between – not so much the sightings as the time to make them in the first place! However, having … Continue reading
Posted in life, wildlife
Tagged Bees, birdwatching, butterflies, Hampshire, insects, Noar Hill, orchids
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Ordination Retreat and it’s wildlife
For Winchester Diocese, like Portsmouth, ordination retreats are held at the beautiful Park Place and Wickham in the Meon Valley. Last week was my Diaconal retreat, shared with those being ordained to the priesthood in our diocese. There were periods … Continue reading
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Tagged butterflies, damselflies, eucharist, Hampshire, insects, ordination, ordination retreat, poetry, retreat
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A butterfly in the hand is worth…? Dandelions?!
I had spent the morning finishing a book about Forest Church and connecting more consciously with God through nature, and the idea of natural theology where we actually come to understand God directly through his creation. I went into the … Continue reading
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Tagged birdwatching, Blackbushe, butterflies, Forest Church, natural theology, Yateley
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Best Butterfly Day 2013 – New Forest
Back at the end of July before we took our holiday, I grabbed a few hours with my Dad wandering one of his favourite butterfly woods in the New Forest. It was a veritable bonanza of butterflies, when I got … Continue reading
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
Posted in life, ordination training, wildlife
Tagged birdwatching, Blackbushe, butterflies, deer, insects
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Beetles and butterflies between the showers
Today the sun has come out, term is over, the lad is home from his school music tour to Austria, and all is well with the world. But, it has been a tad showery recently, don’t you think?! I guess … Continue reading
Small Heath butterfly finds an Early Marsh orchid
I remembered the camera when out walking the dog today. After a little incident with a young Roe buck (when I didn’t have anything except my phone) a few days ago, this was a major step forward. There are often … Continue reading
Last Swallows of Summer (and other news)
It looks like the Swallows left before summer had had it’s last gasp! It’s now just over a week since I last saw Swallows heading South-East across the heath at the back of Blackbushe Airport. For the sake of the … Continue reading
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Tagged birdwatching, butterflies, garden, insects, lay ministry, photography, St. Peter's Yateley
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Gems and faded gems of meadow and heath
So my menfolk are now officially both into the school holidays! Fortunately this has arrived just after the new vicar has started to get his ‘feet’ under the parochial table, and I feel a slight sense of pressure lifting. But … Continue reading
