weekly ponderings...

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2012




The Dream of God
22 January
Longing for God
29 January
Clearing out the Clutter
8 January
Transforming Presence
15 January




2011

25 December


Stars and Light
11 December
Have a messy Christmas
Transforming Presence
18 December
Grant us a new vision
27 November
Lighten our Darkness
4 December
Change and Growth
13 November
I was hungry
20 November
God's Fireworks
30 October
Persecuted Christians
6 November
Bishop Stephen's appeal
16 October
What does the Bible mean to you?
23 October
Committed to being involved
2 October
Harvest thoughts
9 October
Embracing Autumn
18 September
In Praise of Angels
25 September
Pray for your Ministry
4 September
Prayers for the 10th anniversary of 9/11
11 September
Flying the Flag
21 August
Apostle from the North
28 August
Mary Sumner
7 August
Breaking down
14 August
Living life to the full
24 July
Friends
31 July
7 times daily
10 July
Gifting and Giving
17 July
no pondering
26 June
Course in Christian
3 July
Gifts given freely
12 June
Here we have no
19 June
Essential and Special
29 May
Time Off
5 June
Protector of Holy Places
15 May
Judgement Day
22 May
The Promise of New Life
1 May
The Ministry of All
8 May
It's your busy week,
17 April
Bishop of Chelmsford's
Archbishop of
24 April
Easter
God revealed in
3 April
Journey to the
10 April
Praying and Doing
20 March
A Lenten thought
27 March
Introduction to the season
6 March
Building on
13 March
The Law
20 February
Not to be
27 February
Health unto Her Majesty
6 February
The next generation 13 February
Called to be you
23 January
Things that unite
30 January
Celebrating Epiphany
9 January
Hearing God's Call
16 January




2010
Preparing for a siege
19 December
All the lonely people
Archbishop of Canterbury's ecumenical letter
24 December
Bishop Stephen's Inaugural Sermon (pdf)
5 December
The Bible
12 December
In Thanks to God
21 November
The Queen's Speech at the Opening of Synod
And so we come to Advent
28 November
Loving and Giving
7 November
The Parting of Friends
14 November
Peace and Justice for all
24 October
What's in a Name?
31 October
One year on
10 October
Crunch time
17 October
Giving God the best
26 September
Supporting our Mission
3 October
Praise to the holiest
12 September
Mushrooms
19 September
Responding to God
29 August
Gifting and Giving
5 September
Inspired by a call to Barclaycard
15 August
Prayer walk in St John's
22 August
The High & Low of Humanity
1 August
God's free Gift
8 August
Ten Years on
18 July
Recharging our Spiritual Batteries
25 July
Celebrating ministry
 4 July
The Power of Story
11 July
Football Fever
20 June
Doing the next best thing
27 June
With Mixed Feelings
6 June
At home for Jesus
13 June
Be Nice to Nettles
23 May
Celebrations of Ministry
30 May
Giving children a chance
 9 May
The Waiting Game
16 May
Living and dying in the light of the Resurrection
25 April
Reverently and responsibly
 2 May
Christianity & Politics
11 April
Nature's Way
18 April
With Jesus or Not
28 March
Renewing our Commitment
 4 April
Transforming Love
14 March
Choose Life
21 March
Little acts make a big difference
28 February
Sunshine and daffodils
7 March
Risen, Ascended, Glorified
14 February
Learning in Lent
21 February
In the face of change 31 January Celebration  7 February
Grace-giving communities 17 January Our Lord invites us to join Him in His Vocation 24 January
The Legend of the Fourth King  3 January Nature puts us in our place again 10 January
 
2009
 
Giving or Getting? 20 December    
Festive Trees 6 December Serving our Community 13 December
Our kind of King 22 November New Year Thoughts 29 November
The Gift of Freedom 8 November Come Confirm us 15 November
Inclusive & Exclusive 25 October Saintly role models 1 November
Letting Go 11 October Archbishop on Climate Change 18 October
A Thing about Angels 27 September Giving Evidence 4 October
Making a difference 13 September Influential People 20 September
Looking Forward 30 August Back to Church 6 September
More Bread 16 August A Lasting Memorial 23 August
Quiet Gardens 2 August On the Way to Glory 9 August
Apostle to the Apostles 19 July Time to stand and stare 26 July
Only Connect 5 July Quiet Garden 12 July
Faith in the Middle of the Storm 21 June Serving God in Ordinary Ways 28 June
Rublev's Trinity 7 June Choices 14 June
Pentecost Reflection 31 May Wardens' Role 7 June
Grant us a Vision, Lord 24 May Trust must grow from repentance and forgiveness 31 May
Beating the Bounds 17 May Ascensiontide Reflection (Diana) 21 May
Tracing our Family Tree 3 May Responding to human need 10 May
The Green Blade Riseth 12 April Celebration 26 April
The Holy Week Journey 29 March Making Time for Jesus 5 April
Putting Love in 15 March A Sword Piercing a Heart 22 March
Prayer Walking 1 March Running on Empty 8 March
Who givest all? 15 February What Shall We Give Up? 22 February
Woe, Woe and thrice woe! 1 February May I Pray for You? 8 February
Doubtful Atheism 18 January Dare to Hope 25 January
The Epiphany Season 4 January Beginning with Baptism 11 January
 

2008

Paying a debt 21 December The Day in the Life of the Archangel 25 December
Celebrating what unites 7 December Seven little 'O's 14 December
The King who waits 23 November Advent Thoughts 30 November
Children of War 9 November Going on an Errand 16 November
Knowing where it is? 26 October Bright Lights 2 November
God is very near 12 October Credit Crunch 19 October
Challenging the Powers That Be 28 September Christ's Harvest 5 October
Not hiding our light under a bushel 14 September Using Faith and Skills 21 September
21st Century Martyrs 31 August The Devil doesn't always have all the best tunes 7 September
Thought about August 17 August Transfigured space 24 August
A Faithful Priest 3 August A Lady Full of grace 10 August
Helping the Economy 20 July People of  Influence 27 July
on Sunday Schools 6 July One More Step Along the Way 13 July
The fruit of the Church's vocation 22 June 46664 29 June
Fresh expressions 8 June Listen very carefully... 15 June
The challenge of faith 25 May Acting religiously 1 June

Spirit-filled resources

11 May

Read and re-read 18 May

Growing seeds

27 April

The other side of the coin

4 May

Judge for yourselves!

13 April

Flying the flag

20 April

Come to the Lord's Easter Feast

23 March

Easter Celebrations

6 April

Called to an adventure

9 March

Looking forward

16 March

A quiet space

24 February

There is no hurry!

2 March

God's counter temptations

10 February

Telling it as it is

17 February

Ethical trading

20 January

A Jewish approach!

27 January

Too Soon

6 January

My beloved son

13 January

 

 

 

 

2007      




The stillness of the manger

25 December

   

To be our judge

9 December

A right gesture?

16 December

A centre of mission

25 November

The bells of awaiting Advent ring!

2 December

God has called you by name

11 November

An exceptional lay-woman points the way

18 November

Trick or treat?

28 October

God's holy ones

4 November

A stronger church

14 October

How shall we sing the Lord's song?

21 October

Kindness in adversity

9 September

Sabbath rest

16 September

A tale to bear in mind...

26 August

Departures and Arrivals

2 September

All creation groaning

12 August

Everything that matters

19 August

Blessing the bread

29 July

Daring to dream dreams

5 August

Absolutely null and utterly void

15 July

To be a pilgrim

22 July

On this rock

1 July

Going about the Lord's mission

8 July

Bright the Vision

17 June

God's glory shines in redeemed humanity

24 June

The message of an icon

3 June

Begging to differ

10 June

Holy Places

20 May

Daring to Dream

27 May

In a nutshell

6 May

You add, we multiply

20 May

Change

29 April

May Fayre

5 May

Better than a crystal ball

15 April

Making a difference

22 April

Is it nothing to you?

1 April

Easter is not so complicated

8 April

Prodigal Children

18 March

Stop the Traffik

25 March

Fairtrade Fortnight

4 March

Being kind

11 March

A life of service to God

18 February

Doing things with extra love

25 February

Church & State

4 February

God's Valentine

11February

Fair Trading

21 January

The Church needs Anna

28 January

New Year's resolution

7 January

Set apart

14 January

 

 

 

 

2006      
       
We all share the present 17 December O little town of Bethlehem... 24 December
The message of the Advent Ring 3 December Advent journeys 10 December
Can we change a broken world? 19 November Never underestimate the love of God 26 November
Taking a health check 5 November The colour of hope 12 November
  22 October Hospitality... 29 October
Candles in the darkness 8 October Real Relationships 15 October
Confessions of a guilty bystander 24 September Don't worry - God will provide 1 October
Becoming re-acquainted 10 September Paper promises 17 September
Special places, special people 27 August Of your own do we give you 3 September
Selling yourself short 13 August Quote, unquote... 20 August
Give us this day our daily bread 30 July Upholding the family 6 August
On Days like these 16 July Champions in God's eyes 23 July
Love is his meaning 2 July Losing not our hold on things eternal 9 July
Out of Africa 18 June Shunning the limelight 25 June
A vision is not a dream 4 June Developing the ministry of all 11 June
Now we are 11 21 May Another fine mess! 28 May
Good Shepherds all 7 May A broad church 14 May
Swaines Green May Fayre 29 April A man to encourage us 30 April
The sun dances Easter Telling the story 23 April
Content to suffer death upon the Cross 9April New Life 16 April
Work, rest & play 19 March Into Passiontide 2 April
Heroic Tales 5 March Be reconciled 12 March
Speaking gently 19 February Collops & Pancakes 26 February
Here's a Health unto Her Majesty! 5 February A Valentine prayer 12 February
The High Street cannot be saved... 22 January A symbol made of straw 29 January
We are what we pray 8 January Faith seeks understanding 15 January
       
2005      
       
Late arrivals Christmas Day    
Overlaying darkness with light 11 December Much perplexed 18 December
A little brother of Jesus 27 November The reason for the season 4 December
Strong Faith 13 November Stir Up... 20 November

Such as these

30 October

Two-speed Lives

6 November

Another human disaster

9 October

The Good Doctor Luke

16 October

Therefore with Angels...

25 September

Dear Mother Earth

2 October

Be encouraged

11 September

Listening to God

18 September

Costly in the eyes of the Lord

28 August

Character (Carol)

4 September

God's purpose for us

7 August

The Healing Ministry (Carol)

21 August

On St James...

24 July

Beholding God's glory

31 July

Business as usual

10 July

Vulnerable communities

17 July

A royal priesthood

19 June

All things come from you...

3 July

There is always a way forward

5 June

Gains & Losses

12 June

Thrice Holy

22 May

Mary sings Magnificat

29 May

In-between Times

8 May

Guest Houses of the Spirit

15 May

Tread Softly

24 April

Reacting

1 May

An Easter Story

10 April

I've read your manifesto

17 April

Keeping it simple

27 March (Easter Day)

There's doubt and doubt

3 April

Dare to walk with Christ

13 March

Fickle Crowd

20 March

Do the Little Things

27 February

Inspiring martyrs

6 March

Take off the Veils

13 February

Seeking God's Will

20 February

A Day of Mixed Emotion

30 January

Mission-shaped church

6 February

A Desert Voice

16 January

A Healing Place

23 January

Left-over Pie

2 January

Making Sense

9 January

2004

 

 

 

The Gift

26 December

 

 

Maguc & Sparkle

12 December

A Posh & Becks Christmas

19 December

Crisis? What Crisis?

28 November

Busy, busy, busy

5 December

Doing God's Will

14 November

End of Year Report

21 November

The Feast of All Pumpkins

31 October

Special Relationship

7 November

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