Tag Archives: love

“Gluten-free” Jesus – John 6:35,41-51 and Ephesians 4:25-5:2

Posted on August 12, 2018 by

To see the broad smile our resident celiac’s face, when she received the same communion bread as everyone else this morning, made preaching a slightly ‘alternative’ sermon worth while. The gluten-free pitta bread was also popular with several others, and … Continue reading →

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Exam subject: LOVE  Pass/Fail? John 15.9-17 and Acts 10.44-end

Posted on May 7, 2018 by

  Back at St. Barnabas this week, with the sun streaming in through the window, and God’s presence very much present, quietly at work among those who need to feel his touch. One or two commented afterwards they wanted to … Continue reading →

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I believe… we are the church Romans 12:1-8 and Matthew 16:13-20

Posted on August 27, 2017 by

As a nation we’ve just concluded the annual event that is the season of exam results, with the GCSE results being issued last Thursday.  The exams this year have been touted as the hardest for a while, with new curricula … Continue reading →

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Doing the right thing – Matthew 11:16-19, 25-end Romans 7:15-25

Posted on July 9, 2017 by

Doing the right thing doesn’t involve un-necessary guilt. I have a constant and irritating problem, and it involves a computer. Well, to be precise my laptop and our printer. Quite regularly the former will not talk to the latter, in … Continue reading →

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Cutting out the canker – Romans 15:4-13 and Matthew 3:1-12 #Advent2

Posted on December 4, 2016 by

  I’m still on placement in the North Hampshire Downs, and was blessed today by a stunning run between the villages, scattering Redwings and other thrushes to the four winds, and narrowly avoiding a flock of Partridge who had less … 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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One Holocaust, or many? #DontStandBy #HMD2016 #KS2

Posted on January 27, 2016 by

Today I have lead an ‘Act of Worship’ in the Church of England VA Junior School of the parish I serve.  It has to be based on the Christian faith, but today’s brief is to link Holocaust Memorial Day  with the … Continue reading →

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The Rev’d. Mrs.

Posted on July 18, 2014 by

Well, I’ve been a Reverend for nearly three weeks. How does it feel? A pretty good fit, like a comfortable new glove. It’s a title that I have actually been increasingly looking forward to as ordination training progressed. There was … Continue reading →

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Love suffers – a reflection for those remembering

Posted on November 6, 2012 by

This is the season of remembering. When we remember it makes raw old wounds, the pain of previous partings, and the emptyness of suffering. Recently my father read the following reflection at a friends funeral, and again this last weekend … Continue reading →

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How can God’s “Big Love” get through the admin of weddings?

Posted on April 16, 2011 by

The regulations surrounding marriage have been in our news and blogosphere recently courtesy of the Churchmouse. The existing rules, as exercised in my patch of the Diocese of Winchester have also filled a significant chunk on my ‘ministry’ during our vacancy. … Continue reading →

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