Dear Friends, Lockdown (3) – How is it for you? There is more to life than Covid. It is easy to allow the pandemic to overwhelm everything else that is happening; locally, nationally, even globally. E.g, BREXIT, whatever our view
Give God the opportunity to prove to be the God of grace, mercy, peace and love
Dear Friends, And so, we come to January 6th – 12th Night – 12 Days of Christmas Festivities have come to their traditional end. Liturgically speaking, it could be argued that ‘Christmas’ continues until the Festival of Candlemas, 2nd February,
A different New Year’s Eve
Dear Friends, As a minister I conduct many services. One of the most moving has been the ‘watchnight’ service held on New Year’s Eve, starting at 11.30pm and leading up to the turning of the year at midnight. It provides
A peaceful, happy and blessed Christmas
Dear Friends, I grew up attending a South Wales Valleys Church, and reflecting its tradition, it never made that much of Christmas Day. You only went to Church on Christmas Day if Christmas Day was a Sunday. Sunday was the
You can lead a horse to water but you can’t make it drink
Dear Friends, I remember, many years ago, an English lesson during which we were introduced to Proverbs. One of which was, ‘You can lead a horse to water but you can’t make it drink’. If ever there was a sentence
Everyone needs a ‘go to’ place
Dear Friends, Living where I do, I am very fortunate. I am surrounded by green spaces. There is plenty of fresh air. Being locked down can have consequences that we never imagined. If truth be known, hitherto I had not
Plan your Christmas, please be sensible
Dear Friends, December has arrived. Today we emerge out of lockdown. From now on, in London at least, restrictions on our movement, our activities and our meeting together have been eased. As a Congregation, from this Sunday onwards we will
Looking Forward
Dear all, Firstly, thank you everyone wo replied to last weeks letter. My ‘post-bag’ was bulging. Thanks’ to those who were concerned for me personally. Be assured I am ok. I wanted to draw attention to the fact that all
God has promised not to lose faith in us
Dear Friends, Well, it’s actually arrived. The day I dreaded has finally dawned. I’m sat in front of the computer, about to start writing my latest Wednesday letter, and I cannot think of anything to say. I’m not someone who
The Presidential Election
Dear Friends, As we entered lock down just a week ago, it was with something approaching light relief that we were able to follow the fall-out from the Presidential Election in the United States. To everyone except the outgoing President