Reflections

A longer reading this week, but it’s worth it: I wonder what you make of that story? The orthodox church in Ethiopia looks back to this encounter as their foundation. There’s a sense of dynamism in the whole story –…

I spent the last week or so following the Way of St Francis in Italy, ending up at Assisi. We were very lucky with the weather… sorry! We stopped at various points linked with the life of St Francis, and…

I wonder if you have any particular memories of Palm Sunday…? One of my memories is from when I was vicar of a group of rural churches in Lincolnshire. We met at one of the Village Halls and gathered around…

Jesus told the disciples to get into a boat and go on ahead to the other side, while he dismissed the crowds. And after he had dismissed the crowds, he went up the mountain by himself to pray. When evening came,…

In those days Jesus came from Nazareth of Galilee and was baptized by John in the Jordan. And just as he was coming up out of the water, he saw the heavens torn apart and the Spirit descending like a dove…

In Jerusalem was a man by the name of Simeon. He was an upright man, devoted to the service of God, living in expectation of the “salvation of Israel”. His heart was open to the Holy Spirit, and it had…

I want to share with you the story of Amy Carmichael, who as remembered by the church on Thursday. I think she’s a really inspiring person: She was the eldest of seven children in a Christian family from Northern Ireland,…

This is the reflection from the Carol Service a couple of weeks ago What sort of Christmas lights do you like? Tasteful, minimalist, warm white? Or every possible colour mix, psychedelic flashing, over the top? A street near us has…

Once when Zechariah was serving as priest before God, he was chosen to go into the temple of the Lord and burn incense… Then an angel of the Lord appeared to him.  When Zechariah saw him, he was startled and was gripped with…