In the final of these Christmas reflections I think about Thomas of Canterbury, the only of these saints to have actually died on the day we remember him.
But he too witnesses to us of the newborn King and his perfect rule and reign in the face of a despotic and ruthless earthly king.
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Christmas these days seems to be all about family, and particularly about children. Does that first Christmas, and the reality behind it have anything to say to those who are childless or single?
In this reflection I ponder the horror of the massacre of the innocents and what it might say to those who cannot have children, or whose children have died.
In the second of these reflections I think about John and the prologue to the Gospel which bears his name and how it, and his life, reveals to us the paradox of Christmas.
Today marks the first of the Christmas season Saint's days, Stephen, the first martyr of the church. In this video reflection I explore how his death witnesses to the preciousness of what we have received in Jesus.
In the light of recent events and the killing of George Floyd I reflect on what it means to pray Thy Kingdom Come when faced with such atrocities and offer Lament as a first step in praying about such situations.
In Jesus we are adopted as children of our Heavenly Father. In this reflection given as part of our churches' Thy Kingdom Come series I reflect on some of Jesus' words about our Heavenly Father in Luke and how he are assured that he gives us good gifts.
In this short reflection I gave as part of our Thy Kingdom Come series in our churches I reflect on the wonderful assurance given by Paul in Romans that if we are in Christ, then nothing can separate us from that love.
In the final of the series I reflect on 1 Peter 1: 3-9 and how our hope is secure, no matter what life throws at us, because our hope is not dependent on this world or on us, but on God who keeps it safely in heaven for us.
I hope and pray that this series has been a blessing to you, and I wish you a truly joyous Eastertide.
In John 21: 1-11 Peter remembers, or rather rediscovers the moment where his whole life changed in Luke 5: 1-11. I reflect on that moment and what we can take from it.
If you're not ready to come to God because you've messed up in some way and don't think God would welcome you, if you're trying to sort out some aspect of your life, some sin before coming to God, then this video is for you.
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AuthorI was raised in an Anglican Church, went to a Youth Club run by an Evangelical Church and attended a Baptist Church while at Uni and as such my faith has been influenced by these traditions into what I hope is a more rounded viewpoint. Categories
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