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28/11/2018

This week's blog...

… or, understanding why pastoral visiting is an issue of such contention. In the letters section of the past two issues of Reform (the United Reformed Church’s national magazine), pasto…

17/11/2018

This week’s blog, about treasure in clay jars...

.. or, the call to break open the jars containing our Christian treasures and share them with others. When I was exploring a possible move to Cullompton I visited a number of local groups and indiv…

17/11/2018

https://faithinspiringaction.net/2018/11/17/whats-really-going-on-when-sacred-and-secular-collide/

Earlier this week a Remembrance sermon preached in Hinckley, Leicestershire, went viral. Some have condemned it as a tirade, entirely inappropriate for such an occasion, while others see it as a f…

16/10/2018

This week’s blog...

…or, when being beyond the fringe of the church becomes a bit uncomfortable Shortly after writing our Hug Prayer in 2015 we decided to renew our window display. The prayer, smartly framed, to…

02/10/2018

This week's blog, partly influenced by recent political shenanigans...

or, reflections on how we construct our understanding of the world (and our churches) The Secret Scripture, a novel by Sebastian Barry (made into a 2015 film), tells the story of Roseanne McNulty, …

26/09/2018

A blog about the sacramental act of eating together....

… or, the joy of sharing Holy Communion round a table A Bishop recently asked me if I thought the Church could exist without Sacraments. The conversation we were having revolved around the E…

18/09/2018

This week’s blog

…or, ‘coincidence’ as a mark of God’s presence in community It is nearly six years since a leaflet advertising a United Reformed Church initiative called ‘ArtTalk& #821…

11/09/2018

This week's blog

…or, what to consider when bringing a new church into being through the sacrament of Baptism Shortly after our little community Hug Cullompton began to meet, I had my first request for Baptis…

21/08/2018

This weeks blog, about 'Christenings'

…or, the dilemma of how to welcome non-practising Christians into church to have their Baby ‘Christened’. In the year or so after giving birth to my daughter, it felt as though I …

14/08/2018

This week's blog... about the importance of human touch.

… or, why the ministry of touch is about more than just hugging Unsurprisingly, one of Hug Cullompton’s main spiritual activities is hugging, a practice not without controversy. When o…

07/08/2018

This week's blog

or, getting to the heart of what really matters When I started training for ministry in 1999 I was introduced to a whole new range of terms – well, not introduced, actually. I was expected t…