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Advent Lucky Dip – the best of the last few years on my blog
This year I am really busy with my studies and preparing to move house etc so I have given myself a break on the Advent blogging front. The last few years I have enjoyed writing […]
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Instagram Christmas – video
My friend Helen just shared this on Facebook (via my other friend Bex). It is a creative social media take on the Christmas story where it’s told through Instagram images: Filed under: Social Media,...
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Merry Christmas and have a great 2014!
This Christmas has been a bit manic, what with our imminent move to the North East! I did find time, though, to create a contribution to this year’s online carol service – this time lead […]
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What are you being for Lent? #bigread14
I can’t believe it’s Lent again already! It creeps up on me every year. I was just chatting to a friend and reflecting that, to an extent, being at theological college feels a bit like […]
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Jesus smiling – an exhibition of 18 different artists from around the world
I found this link via Unvirtuous Abbey on Twitter: Lord of the Prance? http://t.co/FUNvGYzUxT— Unvirtuous Abbey (@UnvirtuousAbbey) April 05, 2014 There are some lovely paintings in this collection of...
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The house was filled with the fragrance of the perfume
I didn’t set out to write anything this Holy Week but yet again, the Gospel reading for communion yesterday really hit me, so here are a few thoughts. Six days before the Passover Jesus came […]
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Alleluia, He is Risen!
Happy Easter! But Mary stood weeping outside the tomb. As she wept, she bent over to look into the tomb; and she saw two angels in white, sitting where the body of Jesus had been lying, one […]
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All Shall Be Well – Julian of Norwich
Today the church celebrates Mother Julian of Norwich – a medieval mystic. In morning prayer I read extracts from this new translation of her ‘showings’ (traditionally called ‘Revelations of Divine...
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The mystery of Ascension Day – some doubted
Ascension Day is probably the most theologically rich day on its own in the church calendar. I was asked about how I would preach a sermon on Ascension Day at my selection conference for ordination […]
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Celebrating Mary the Mother of God
Being a bit of a hybrid Christian, having grown up Anglo-Catholic, then been a Baptist for a bit and then come back into the Church of England I’ve had a constantly changing relationship with the […]
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Caedmon and Hilda and a lesson in encouragement
I’m delighted that I’m getting to preach on Hilda of Whitby tomorrow. As with many saints, Hilda’s big achievements are a little overwhelming so I’ve chosen to focus on an aspect of her character that […]
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But Mary treasured all these words… Happy Christmas!
Wishing all my readers a very Happy Christmas and a peaceful New Year. Here is an extract from my Christmas Day sermon: If you truly put yourself into the nativity story, you can’t help but wonder: how...
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Epiphany and house blessing with chalk
This Epiphany I marked my house with chalk and prayed a blessing over our home for the first time. As I marked the wall of the house I prayed the following: The three Wise Men, C Caspar, M Melchior, B...
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The Incarnation is rude
I put this picture of a 12th century mosaic of the baptism of Christ up on Facebook as my cover photo this week: There were a number of witty comments about this image but one friend said ‘did anyone...
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A hymn for Candlemas – Ephrem of Syria
I was very moved to read this hymn by Ephrem of Syria from the 4th century for Candlemas (the feast of the Presentation of Christ in the Temple) which falls on 2nd February. This was my inspiration for...
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“sometimes it is necessary to reteach a thing its loveliness”– a poem about...
This Lent I am running a mini course introducing the life of St Francis of Assisi. I have deliberately decided to run the course on a Tuesday night after our said Eucharist so that the homily at the...
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Holy Week meditations – the women
Below are some meditations I wrote for a Mothers’ Union service last year looking at the Passion of Christ through the eyes of the women who were there. Feel free to use these or adapt them for your...
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Some thoughts on St Veronica this Good Friday
This week in our evening service talks we have been looking at some of the less well-known people who were there during Jesus’ passion. I chose to preach about St Veronica. I can hear the evangelicals...
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Peace be with you – Jesus first words to his friends at Easter
Alleluia Christ is Risen! Again Jesus said, ‘Peace be with you! As the Father has sent me, I am sending you.’ And with that he breathed on them and said, ‘Receive the Holy Spirit. John 20:21-22 How...
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Extract from a great Easter Sermon – being born again
Over Easter week a friend shared on Facebook this sermon preached by Father Jeffrey Johns, Dean of St Albans on Easter Day (this was broadcast on the BBC). You can listen to this here on Soundcloud (I...
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