Tag Archives: creation

Getting out from under the fig tree – John 1:43-51 and Rev 5:1-10

Posted on January 14, 2018 by

  Service intro: I’ve got a puzzle… I’m going to describe something to you, and I want you to tell me if you think you know what it might be. It’s a bit bigger than a ping-pong ball, but a … Continue reading →

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Light of the World – Creator God helping us shine our lights

Posted on November 21, 2017 by

I’ve got a new, warm, long, black coat, and today, much to our local headteacher’s amusement, I hid a set of Christmas lights wrapped round myself under it! Why? Because at school the long run in to Christmas is starting. … Continue reading →

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Being a Saint; our part in God’s story ‘Shoebox Sunday’ – Matthew 5:1-12

Posted on November 6, 2017 by

It’s alright, I’ve not stopped preaching, honest. A couple of weeks ago I sat in the pews to enjoy the new vicar at work, and then last week I took our All Souls reflective service, which didn’t really have a … Continue reading →

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Celebrating God’s creation #Harvest Deuteronomy 8:7-18 and Luke 12:16-30

Posted on October 8, 2017 by

The hidden gem of the Parish of Eversley and Bramshill is that there is a mission chapel in the woods at Bramshill, where the locals still gather to worship once a month. It seats 24 – in old cinema seating … Continue reading →

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Harvest prayers #VisitorChaplain #WinchesterCathedral

Posted on October 6, 2017 by

One of the particularly lovely bits of my monthly cycle of ministry is acting as a Visitor’s Chaplain at Winchester Cathedral. My normal pattern of activity during a shift is to perambulate the Cathedral, chatting to fellow volunteers (often guides) … Continue reading →

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Christ the King – In Him, can we? Colossians 1:11-20 Luke 23:33-43

Posted on November 20, 2016 by

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 →

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My stoles and stories: Ordination and Ordinary

Posted on February 28, 2014 by

On Tuesday I collected a cardboard box that had been delivered to reception and took it to my room at college. There I tentatively unwrapped what will be my ordination (ivory/white) stole, and the green stole I might where when … Continue reading →

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A Honey-coloured grief at Christmas

Posted on December 29, 2012 by

Those who know us well, or follow my ramblings on Twitter, will know that the last couple of weeks have been strained by the fact that we had our wonderfully chaotic, demanding, some-what psycho, seven year old terrier dog ‘Honey’ put … Continue reading →

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