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Holy Hogwarts!… An Induction!
Window View, Ripon College, Cuddesdon Saturday, September the 14th 2013 dawned with a glorious sunrise in what would soon become the 34°C shimmering heat of Seville Airport. The evening would find me...
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A Bible Is For Life, Not Just For Sundays?
Read the bible in whatever way possible At church recently we took the opportunity to think about the place that God’s word, in the form of the bible, takes in our worship and daily lives....
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Watching and Waiting
Signs of Advent At this time of year, in the lead up to the Christmas celebrations, we spend a great deal of time watching and waiting. What is it though that we are watching and waiting for? Is it for...
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The Public Face of Christian Conflict
‘Love at the heart of faith is visible’ On Monday (20th January 2014) I came up to Ripon College, Cuddesdon to hear Christopher Landau speak on “Who cares what the church is saying? Christian...
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Fear Of Failure
Compline – A quiet end to the day This week I had to do something really frightening. The sort of thing that makes your heart race and your knees tremble. It wasn’t quite the fear I feel when I am at a...
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The Body of Christ
We are the body of Christ The New Testament module I have just completed was interesting in many ways. Its main focus was on several of the Pauline letters, including the epistles to the Galatians,...
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Coming Into The Presence of God
Coming into the presence of God Another weekend at Cuddesdon brings new insights and experiences. Whilst not my first choice, the title of the workshop ‘Embodied Prayer in Orthodox Spirituality’ filled...
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A Chinese Legend
The Noble Bamboo In the church, we have just celebrated Ascension, when the risen Christ traditionally ascends to heaven, having been crucified on the Easter cross. Ahead, we look forward to...
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On A Midnight Train From Georgia
Baptism of Christ Icon – written by Tamara Rigishvili To be honest I don’t know if it really was put on the midnight train, or any train for that matter. Maybe it came by plane or postal van, but...
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Within and Without
The interior of St Paul Without the Walls, Rome The third in a series of reflections following a visit to Rome to discover its links with the early Christian church and the church as it is today I...
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The Beehive Church
Collaborative Honey Bees Having just finished and handed in one of my final portfolios, it has given me an opportunity to reflect on the sort of ministry I would hope to engage with in the future – and...
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What Does It Take For Us To Believe?
‘This is impossible’ said Alice Readings for the Second Sunday of Easter: Acts 4:32-35; 1 John 1:1 – 2:2; John 20:19 – end On the second Sunday of Easter we find out that not everyone was yet ready to...
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As Our Prayers Rise Before You
The smoke of the burning incense went up with the prayers of God’s people – Revelation 8:4 Prayer is a powerful tool; it’s a tool that enables us to communicate with God either directly or through the...
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Ember Days
Then one of the seraphim flew to me, holding an ember which he had taken with tongs from the altar. He touched my mouth with it. ‘See,’ he said, ‘now that this has touched your lips, your guilt is...
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Letting Go And Moving On
Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old has passed away; behold, the new has come. 2 Corinthians 5:17 The last few weeks have been a series of consciously starting to let go,...
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Salt and Light
You are the salt of the earth… the light of the world A fifth Sunday at St James, West End provided the opportunity to come together for evening worship in the style of Taizé. Prayer and silence are at...
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Don’t Sweat The Small Stuff?
Don’t sweat the small stuff? Readings: James 1:17-27; Mark 7:1-8, 14-15, 21-23 May I speak and may you hear through the grace of our Lord: Father, Son and Holy Spirit There’s an American idiom that you...
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How Far Can We Trust God?
How far can we trust God? Our readings for Evensong on the second Sunday in Advent bring us the story of Zechariah, the father of John the Baptist, and his encounter with Gabriel in the Temple...
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Brea(d)th of Forgiveness
Breath – Nave window at the Church of the Holy Spirit, Lebanon, New Jersey* The gospel reading for the 2nd Sunday of Easter, as often happens, included in part the reading that was given for Easter...
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Come and See…
Come and see – John 1:29-42 How do we share good news? Do we rejoice that we have heard something wonderful but forget that others too might like to hear it? Do we ever think to invite them to come...
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