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I admit it. I am a creature of habit. I have my way of doing things and I tend to stick with what I know. None of my habits are harmful.  A bit odd, yes.  Harmful, no. Just the other day, one of my habits made me think about something that is really important to […]

There is a passage in the New Testament that, if I am brutally honest, I do not like. The story concerns a Canaanite woman who has a problem with her daughter (Matthew 15 vs. 21 – 28).  Jesus seems to ignore the woman’s plight, seems to dismiss her and then refers to her in a […]

What do you really desire?  In the words of the Spice Girls (yes, you did read that correctly); Tell me what you want What you really really want  It is a question I was thinking about today, as I looked at a story in Matthew’s Gospel about a rich young man.  Matthew tells how a […]

I believe in miracles but, I also believe in ordinaries too. I suppose, what brought this thought on was the reading for my current sermon series.  The particular passage was about Peter walking on water.  If you want to read it for yourself, you can find it in Matthew 14 vs. 22 – 33. It’s […]

The other day, I was out enjoying the fresh air when somebody waved to me.  Instinctively, and because I am quite polite, I waved back.  Who was I waving to?  I had not got a clue! When they approached, we engaged in conversation, I discovered it was somebody I had known reasonably well for a […]

I was feeling brave this morning.  So brave, in fact, that I tackled a job I have been putting off for a very long while – my filing tray! I was shocked just how much rubbish I was holding on to.  I found minutes of meetings, sets of accounts, budget plans and proposals.  Schedules for […]

There was a meme I spotted on a social media platform recently that said; Let’s just put up the Christmas tree now forget about the rest of this year I know the feeling.  I think 2020 will be a year that will be remembered more for the challenges and difficulties it has presented, than for […]

I am angry I said as much to my Spiritual Director yesterday.  I feel a deep sense of anger at the moment. I am angry at the chaos, confusion and fear I see around me in our nation at the moment.  I am angry with the lack of compassion, humanity and understanding shown by many […]

I don’t know about you but, I certainly didn’t see it coming. I was looking forward to 2020.  I had big plans for the year. I had holiday, work and study plans in place. We had plans to celebrate my better half’s “special” birthday. 2019 had not been the best of years for us as […]

Politicians. Media. Business leaders. Even Church leaders have used a phrase I do not understand. The New Normal. Surely, it is an oxymoron.  Something cannot be both “new” and “normal” at the same time? Some use it as a phrase of aspiration.  They dream of a kinder, compassionate, better world emerging post coronavirus.  Others see […]