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Sermon: Relying on Holy Wisdom
I know that this is true, that God can give us wisdom as a gift, because I became a minister in my early thirties, and even now, fifteen years later, I am still much younger than most of this congregation. Yet every week I stand up and preach to people who in some cases have exactly twice as much life experience as I have. Continue reading
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Tagged death, funerals, Holy Wisdom, Proverbs 8:1-4 22-31, Psalm 8, Sophia, trinity, Trinity Sunday, wisdom
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Sermon: A quieter Pentecost
There is no wrong way to feel when people we love have died. But my prayer whenever I sit by the side of the dying is that they may go gently and peacefully into the loving hands of God, and I believe with every fibre of my being that as we say good-bye to someone we love we are giving them into the arms of the God who has loved them all the days of their lives and who continues to love them after death. Continue reading
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Tagged Apostle Peter, death, Farewell Discourse, funerals, John 14:8-17, Pentecost, resurrection
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Covid19 Diary 1
There are so many other parts of my ministry, and of the life of the church, that would actually be dangerous at the moment. Continue reading
Sermon: We can live out love
We can do more than we ever thought possible and live lives of astonishing love. Continue reading
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Tagged Apostle Paul, death, flesh, funerals, Holy Spirit, love, Righteousness, Romans 8:1-11
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Reflection: Saying good-bye to Nanna
“It is the blight man was born for/It is Margaret you mourn for.” Continue reading
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