Over the last few years I have noticed that when tragedy strikes, people have been quick to identify with the victims as a way of standing with them in solidarity against evil and for freedom. So after the Paris terrorist attacks a few years back, the phrase “je suis Charlie” was everywhere. As ISIS routed the Christians out of Iraq, many on…
A Bible-believing, Jesus proclaiming, people-loving community
A Bible-believing, Jesus proclaiming, people-loving community
Rector’s Blog (Page 7)
How do you judge the value of another human being? By their looks, education or achievements? Do you look at their family life, their character or their generosity? Do we measure how much they can contribute to society when we measure someone’s worth? Our world often judges people by all these things, and much more besides, and that’s bad news for the…
500 years ago this month… Martin Luther, sparked a change in the church which spread across the whole world. Fancy a religious re-think having such a big impact! Trade-routes changed, power shifted, people were martyred (even here in England), the work-ethic of generations of people across Europe was inspired; and most importantly, the Protestant faith…
Over the last month I have been learning again something I already knew – that life can be really REALLY hard! Even when you know something, experiences can make you feel like you’re learning it all over again. Recently at St Nicholas Church, have wept and grieved alongside some members of our church family who…
“Start as you mean to go on” has often been one of my favourite phrases. I say it to myself when I need motivation for starting something new. I have used it to spur myself on to live with real integrity – it’s no good doing something non-ideal now, in order to reach a situation where I no longer need to do…