Who am I? According to the suggestion of the editor of a collection of essays in honour of my friend
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O Jesus, I have promised
The other Sunday morning we sang the well-known hymn ‘O Jesus, I have promised’, and to my utter embarrassment I
Continue readingA fourfold response on the first Whitsunday
Next Sunday is Whitsunday, now often known by its Jewish name of Pentecost, it was often now as Whitsunday –
Continue readingThe Ascended Christ is the Christ in Glory
On this Ascension Day I want to write about the huge sculpture of the Christ in Glory which is suspended
Continue readingBooks for Today – May 2022
Produced in association with the Faraday Institute for Science & Religion and their youth & schools’ team, God Made The
Continue readingActs 9.1-19: Paul’s Journey to Damascus
Breakfast with the Bible, Chelmsford Cathedral, 15 May 2022. Paul Beasley-Murray The story of Paul’s conversion appears three times in
Continue readingWelcoming revisited
Writing a blog can be dangerous. No sooner had I written a blog on ‘welcoming churches’ than I found myself
Continue readingCompetence revisited
Competence continues to be a buzz word, so I thought I would have another go at writing on the theme.
Continue readingLife through death
I thank God I wasn’t born a mute. I can think of no worse fate than not being able to
Continue readingGlory to Jesus! A resurrection doxology
In 1974, just before she died, American poet Anne Sexton wrote a poem about playing poker with God: We squat
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