Richard Butler
Going to the Dogs
“The country is going to the dogs”. How many times have we heard ourselves and others say this, in exasperation and sadness that things...
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Gill Keir
- Jan 16
- 1 min
The Return of the Light
‘Little things please little minds’, I seem to remember, was a saying in my school days. Well, perhaps it was never entirely fair. These...
Mark Dearnley
- Jan 9
- 1 min
God in Man, made Manifest
Do you remember how you first encountered Jesus? It may have been a friend who led you to find faith, or a visit to church, or family...
Margaret Tinsley
- Dec 20, 2022
- 1 min
Christmas
As we rush around doing all the last minute tasks: buying presents, wrapping them, cooking, cleaning……and all that we could not do last...
Em Coley
- Dec 5, 2022
- 1 min
It's not about the Glitter
As many of you will know, last Christmas my husband was in the middle of chemotherapy and radiotherapy treatment for cancer. It was a...
Liz Guest
- Nov 28, 2022
- 1 min
The Coming King
Yesterday was an important day! Why I hear you ask – well the new King or Queen of the Jungle was crowned for this year. Now, I have to...
Richard Butler
- Nov 25, 2022
- 2 min
The Problem with Insulation
This winter many of us are planning to wear more clothes inside as the weather gets colder, and if we are lucky enough to live in a...
Gill Keir
- Nov 15, 2022
- 1 min
Memories
Sunday’s service at the Cenotaph has always meant a lot in our family. I had elderly parents and my father had first hand experience of...
Alex Huzzey
- Oct 24, 2022
- 1 min
These Shoes Were Made for Walking!
These shoes were made for walking! Certainly, Mary Ward’s shoes were, as we were reminded by Cardinal Vincent Nicholls at the Loreto...
Em Coley
- Oct 10, 2022
- 1 min
Thinking about Giving
Yesterday in church we spent some time thinking about giving. This is a really tricky topic at the moment when the news is full of a...
Liz Guest
- Oct 3, 2022
- 1 min
A City Harvest
On Sunday we celebrated Harvest at St Peter’s Church and thought about what Harvest means in a city context where we aren’t surround by...
Richard Butler
- Sep 26, 2022
- 2 min
As the Night Draws in
Last Friday was the autumn equinox, when the night and the day were of equal length. From now on, the nights draw in and the days can...
Mark Dearnley
- Aug 23, 2022
- 1 min
Exam Fever
It was a long time ago but I can vividly remember collecting my exam results. I felt nervous and uncertain. The weeks of build up to the...
Em Coley
- Aug 15, 2022
- 1 min
A Journey to Hope
We are on holiday in Thurlestone, down in Devon. A few days ago Lee and I decided to walk to Hope Cove and back. It is only 1 mile away...
Gill Keir
- Aug 8, 2022
- 1 min
A Summer Litany
God, our source of life and love, we thank you for – Our Christian family, supporting, encouraging and giving us hope Rosemary...
Richard Butler
- Aug 1, 2022
- 1 min
Feel the Love
At the 10am service yesterday we heard the beautiful reading from Hosea describing God’s love for his people. In terms which have often...
Liz Guest
- Jul 25, 2022
- 2 min
The 12th Player
Last week saw England reach the semi-finals of Euro 2022. They beat Spain 2-1 after a nail biting extra 30 minutes of play, for which I...
Margaret Blake
- Jul 11, 2022
- 2 min
Wrestling in Prayer and Preaching
I was very struck by a headline on the BBC news on Sunday. “Sajid Javid says prayer meeting moved him to quit”. The BBC article explains...
Ruth Dearnley
- Jun 27, 2022
- 2 min
Prayer on a Global Scale
A prayer for us to use during the week ahead. This is based on our prayers we shared together during our Sunday worship. The psalmist...
Mark Dearnley
- Jun 20, 2022
- 2 min
Light and Life
There’s something about the length of daylight at this time of year – quite wonderful. I’ve woken before 4am to a growing brightness in...
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