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
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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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Luke 7:36-8:3 Serving and being served #HMQ90
On the occasion of national celebrations for Her Majesty’s 90th Birthday, I found my self covering a service of Holy Communion in a parish a mere five minutes from my home, rather than the usual 25 minute drive to Old … Continue reading
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Tagged forgiveness, Gospel-Luke, Her Majesty The Queen, pharisees, sermons, service, St. Mary's Eversley
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Being Brave and Honest – like Thomas (John 20 v19-end)
Alleluia! Christ is risen! He is risen, indeed. Alleluia! We say that so easily, don’t we? Like Pavlov’s dogs, I said four words, and to mix my metaphors you parroted the response back. It’s easy to do isn’t it, … Continue reading
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Tagged bravery, doubt, forgiveness, Gospel-John, honesty, St Mary's Old Basing & Lychpit, Thomas
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Be Happy #givingitup Matthew 4:23-5:4 15th March #Lent2014
Well, it’s been a couple of days. Thursday I simply conked out; we’d been to the school production of Cabaret, taken the lad’s girlfriend home (they’ve both been in the pit band) and I simply faded out with no brain … Continue reading
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Reconciliation and Celebration – Genesis 42v1-13 and Luke 11v1-4
This morning I preached at our first Summer Sunday combined service, to those of St. Peter’s Yateley who hadn’t yet left for New Wine, or otherwise gone on holiday. It forms the last of a sequence of sermons on the … Continue reading
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Tagged Confession, eucharist, forgiveness, Gospel-Luke, Old Testament, reconciliation, relationships, St. Peter's Yateley, Tutu, ubuntu
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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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Inter-faith puddle-jumping
I feel like I’ve become a little child again, in her first pair of wellington boots, jumping into puddles, wanting to splash about a bit, but not really wanting to get my nice boots dirty! At least that is the … Continue reading
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Tagged Cuddesdon, forgiveness, interfaith theology, ordinand, sacramentality
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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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Does God’s grace stop at the parousia? #lectionary
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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Tagged forgiveness, Gospel-Matthew, grace, parousia
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