And Jesus was like a breath of fresh air

 

Once upon a time in Jerusalem there was a church and Jesus blew through it like a breath of fresh air.

Keep us laughing God, keep us laughing

 

A friend used to be the vicar of the Church of the Resurrection in Ely, Cardiff. When he answered the phone Bob would simply say, “The Resurrection”!

Before the Ending of the Day Lent 6

 

 

Over the past weeks I have been reading God with us by Rowan Williams.

Here he is speaking about the Resurrection of Jesus and our death:

When we face death God says to us: I’m on the far side of it.

Before the Ending of the Day 5

 

 

I have taken many funerals in my time as a minister but I do not think I ever preached about death.

Before the Ending of the Day 4

At the beginning of his book Our Greatest Gift Henri Nouwen asks six stunning questions.

Before the Ending of the Day Lent 3

Why should I try to be nurturing my relationship with God when there are six and half million people on the edge of death-by-famine?

Before the Ending of the Day Lent 2017

 

Henri Nouwen used to say that there two voices competing for his attention inside him. One encouraged him to succeed and achieve, while the other called him simply to rest in the comfort that he was the Beloved of God  and it was only in the last decade of his life did he truly listen to that voice.

Before the Ending of the Day

These are a series of short reflections and prayers to be used preferably during the Sunday evenings of Lent 2017. This week I attended the Ash Wednesday service at the village’s parish church. It was a moving and powerful start to Lent for me. It prepared me for the journey of repentance Christians are invited to take as Easter Day approaches.

Simeon’s Farewell

 

Many church and school nativities let down the gospel writers. The most upset should be Luke.

Prayer with left-over candles

Here’s an idea for the Ending of the Year: collect all your left-over candles and place them around the room.