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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Sermon: Jesus Christ is enough – Galatians 1:11-end
Been a while since I preached, but tonight at our Evening Service of Holy Communion with Prayer for Healing, I’ve had the chance to get to grips with Paul’s earliest letter, the one he sent to the Galatians. There is … Continue reading
Living Hermeneutically about Homosexuality (thanks to Steve Chalke)
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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Tagged BAP, books, eucharist, faith, forgiveness, homosexuality, hospitality, Old Testament, priesthood, St. Paul's Letters
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Imitating God – a team event! Ephesians 4:25 – 5:2
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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Tagged faith, forgiveness, Olympics, St. Paul's Letters, St. Peter's Yateley, The Gower, The Holy Trinity
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Eavesdropping and entrapment – Jeremiah 20:1-13
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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Tagged faith, forgiveness, Old Testament, priesthood, St. Peter's Yateley
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God’s indispensable bubbles – 1 Corinthians 12:12-27
I actually preached this more than a week ago, and it feeds from what I was thinking here about how our new bishop has challenged me personally. It also draws inspiration from a affirmation of faith for children which uses … Continue reading
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Tagged faith, St. Paul's Letters, St. Peter's Yateley
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What should our values inspire us to?
So, at St. Peter’s we’ve got some values that we want to start teaching, praying and living… probably a good cue for a summer of writing Bible studies! As part of the Values Working Group, it’s been humbling and inspiring … Continue reading
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Tagged faith, St. Peter's Yateley, values
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Finding values that inspire us to be courageous Tigger’s
Back in April I blogged about participating my St. Peter’s search for some values that will inspire our living, loving and learning of the Christian faith for the years to come. Since then, we’ve discovered that we’re facing ‘vacancy’ (‘interregnum’ … Continue reading
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Symbols of identity as we become more like Jesus – Galatians 2:11-21
This week I ended up drawing connections between Dung Beetles and Baobab Trees and the way we should be changing our identity as we become more like Jesus! I’m not sure if it worked, but God did if the ministry … Continue reading
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Tagged faith, St. Paul's Letters, St. Peter's Yateley, values
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A dogged focus on values
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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Tagged All Saints Basingstoke, faith, forgiveness, St. Peter's Yateley, values
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An alternative Stations of the Cross
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
