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Tag Archives: Love
Homemaking – This house runs on love
I was in a motorway service station, last year travelling between places on my sabbatical. In a shop I found this sign and thought, that’ll be useful for a sermon one day and I think this might be it. It … Continue reading
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Tagged Bereavement, homemaking, John 14, Love, Remembering departed
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Bible Sunday: 5 Virtues to help with reading the bible
Our two readings this morning contrast quite strongly in tone. They could be more different, given some of the passages in the bible, but still they vary enough. The first (Colossians 3:12-17) encourages five virtues: ‘compassion, kindness, humility, meekness and … Continue reading
Go, love, serve in the name of Christ
Did you see the video of the new Archbishop of York taking up his pastoral responsibilities on Thursday? (embedded above) Unusually, the legal ceremony, during which his appointment was confirmed and he formally became Archbishop, was conducted by zoom … Continue reading
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Tagged Archbishop of York, go, Living gospel, Love, serve
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Lent 1: Light – God’s presence bringing purpose and hope
This year we are travelling through Lent with the Archbishop of Canterbury’s Lent Book, ‘Saying Yes to Life’ by Ruth Valerio. Three groups are meeting during the week and on Sunday, the sermon will explore some of the issues in … Continue reading
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Tagged Climate Change Challenge, Enuma Elish, hope, Joy, Lent 1, Let there be light, Love, Purpose, Rainbow
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Love is stronger than death: Remembrance Sunday
Looking through hymns for Remembrance Sunday, and also readings and prayers, a common theme emerges. The imploring is for war to cease, looking forward to a time when peace will reign and there will be an end to fighting, to … Continue reading
People of faith, hope and love: Address to Annual Meeting 2019
Our nation is going through a time of deep challenge and great uncertainty at the moment. Parliament is deeply divided over what to do about leaving the European Union. Passions are high among the wider population and all sorts of … Continue reading
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Tagged 10 core principles for Christian living, APCM, Faith, hope, Love
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‘Everything’s turning turtle’: Hope in dark times
Throughout Lent we have been exploring themes arising from the recent film ‘Mary Poppins Returns’. This picks up the story when the children in the first film have grown up. Michael, the young boy, now has a family of his … Continue reading
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Tagged hope, Jesus, Love, Mary Poppins Returns, Mothering Sunday, Presence
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When praise becomes blessing
In an interview with the Christian broadcasting station ‘Premier Radio’ Justin Welby, the Archbishop of Canterbury, revealed that he speaks in tongues when he prays first thing in the morning. This is a spiritual practice associated with the charismatic traditions … Continue reading
Power of Love shown at Pentecost
I don’t know if you have been using the ‘Thy Kingdom Come’ material over the last ten days, from Ascension to today. This has been encouraging us to pray, to open our hearts to the life and love of God … Continue reading
Advisory: This sermon contains nuts – Julian of Norwich and the Command to Love
On our way back from an Easter break in Norfolk, we called in at the Church of St Julian in Norwich. This is where the medieval mystic Mother Julian of Norwich had her cell as an anchorite. This meant that … Continue reading