the god of unwelcome
Unwelcome! God is here His Spirit is with us [but not with them] so opened last night's provocative liturgy at grace responding to the usa and uk climates of fear…
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February 12, 2017
seeking light – it was dark!
i have been meaning to add this since the last grace but don't know where the time has gone... anyway it was a lovely grace advent service and i know…
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December 19, 2016
take hold of the unknown
grace last saturday played with the metaphor of an iceberg where a large proportion of it is not visible, is below the waterline. it was a simple service but really…
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October 14, 2016
a little child will lead them
leading the communion service at greenbelt for several thousand people is a challenge - the scale of it but also doing something that is both creative and appeals to a…
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September 14, 2016
grace seeds – confession, affirmation, communion prayer
last night's grace was on the theme of seeds and a lovely communion service. these are a few of the prayers that those of us planning it wrote - and…
September 11, 2016
there is no other there is only us – worship trick
i started writing worship songs years ago because of words (ok i wasn't that keen on the music around either!). i found if difficult to find words that articulated what…
June 24, 2016
solo remains
if you like piano music nils frahm put up some free tracks that didn't make it onto his album solo last year - they are really beautiful - solo remains.…
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April 3, 2016
stations of lament: hope and the poetry of pain
yes before you complain i do know it's easter week and am personally reflecting on stories of the resurrection but... tuck this away for next year or something - stations…
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April 3, 2016
40 thoughts
i always like the season of lent. lent means spring and is simply a season of the church year in the run up to easter. traditionally it is a time…
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February 8, 2016
margins to mainstream, mainstream to margins
a couple of weeks back i was invited to lead the opening worship/reflection/prayer at the fresh expressions gathering at southwark cathedral. (the last time i led anything there was with…
December 2, 2015