Strong feelings were expressed, and questions asked, at Remembrance this year. I was at St Paul’s Bledlow Ridge , a lovingly looked after village church which is (wonderfully) kept open in the day. There’s a John Piper West window which some see as a.
Topics: Afghanistan, Bledlow Ridge, Buckinghamshire, John Piper, Remembrance, Stained Glass, Victorian History, War

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What kind of business do we think we’re in? The Church’s business is as much to know God and enjoy him for ever, delighting in Scripture and prayer, as it is to undertake organisational and administrative indoor games. The latter matter too, but only.
Topics: Area deans and Lay Chairs, Buckingham Archdeaconry, Ernesto Lozada Uzuriaga Steele, Genesis, Old Testament, Spirituality

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(Assuming a muted reverential David Attenborough Tone) The Bull BMW has attained full manhood, and lusts for the outdoors, bursting with frustration about his dull suburban life. He spies a petite doe-like white Hyundai, grazing on the tarmac of a...
Topics: fun, Humor, silly

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At home I have a groaning shelf of books published since 1900 about ministry in the Church of England. Justin Lewis-Anthony’s If you meet George Herbert on the Road, Kill Him is the latest and, no mean feat, by far the best . The trouble with...
Topics: George Herbert, Justin Lewis-Anthony, Ministry, Parish Ministry, Urban ministry

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A slightly busy and intense time, including a two night residential learning event at Whirlow Grange , Sheffield ’s retreat and spirituality centre, exploring Ministry Development Review . National interim guidance consistent with the new Terms and...
Topics: Bishops, Church of England, MDR, Ministry, Ministry Review, Terms and Conditions of Service legislation

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