Author: sean

With Maundy Thursday tomorrow, here is an attempt at a poem what I wrote!   What was it like in the garden When creation first sprang What was it like in the garden When God walked along with man   What was it like in the garden Did you feel pain at the loss Did […]

  This morning we had our “Butty and a Prayer” meeting.  It’s our bi-monthly men’s gathering we meet at 8am and share bacon butty’s, have a time of worship, some Bible teaching and prayer.  I have grown to really enjoy these meetings – okay the bacon butty has something to do with that! Our meeting […]

  A couple of years ago, I had the opportunity to visit Israel.  It is a beautiful country, full of history and fascinating places.  It is also a country of tragedy as we see a land that is divided, suffering and in conflict. I will never forget my first morning in Jerusalem.  As we drove up […]

It’s been one of “those” weeks!  You know the sort, so much to do and so little time in which to do it.  Sometime back, I read a book on time management for Church Ministers and the author suggested that no minister should ever use the word “busy” when describing their week.  So, as I […]

  “Who was not overjoyed to see the prodigal son back home?” asked the Sunday school teacher. “The fatted calf” came the reply. I know, it’s an old joke for the story we all know very well The Prodigal Son.  But, if I am honest with you, there is a character in this story that troubles […]

Have you ever missed something really important?  The appointment, the important phone call, the birthday that you promised not to forget, the post with that important letter, the closing date for a job application or something you have been waiting for for a long time?  My heart went out to the train spotter who was […]

The saga of the Clacton hole continues….. This morning, I shared this story in our service (one I found on the internet) A traveller fell into a deep pit and couldn’t get out.  Several people came along and saw him struggling in the pit. The sensitive person said, “I feel for you down there.” The […]

The big news in Sunny Clacton yesterday is a hole opened in the ground. Early reports suggested a sinkhole and later reports suggested a collapsed sewer.  Either way, it’s causing a lot of inconvenience.  A major road is closed and traffic diversions are causing hold ups. I wonder if you have ever used that phrase […]

Go on, admit it, you like the cute kitten don’t you?  But what came to mind when you read the phrase “I give up”.  It is associated with defeat, loss and failure.  Maybe you have said it when you have reached the end of your natural resource and resilience and cannot go on anymore.  However, […]

This morning I was leading a devotional time with our volunteers at Enfold (the drop in centre for Homeless and vulnerably housed people) that is run at Church.  It was one of those days when, I had a lot to do and little time in which to do it. The reflections came from John chapter […]