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Softly stated: election thoughts

Posted on May 9, 2015 by 1urcher

Maybe I am wrong. I admit it. Maybe, just maybe, my support of the Labour Party is misguided. Maybe those who have led the Labour movement fail to understand British society. Maybe the Labour Party will have to decide what … Continue reading →

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The great feast: it continues

Posted on March 16, 2015 by 1urcher

Lent continues. Today I have focused on memories of those who have travelled with me previously. On my study wall is a cross. I am a Vicar. It goes with the territory. This one was fashioned by a carpenter named … Continue reading →

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The great feast: twenty seventh day

Posted on March 15, 2015 by 1urcher

I have been reading H is for Hawk. If I am honest when I set out on my Lenten journey, I should have finished it by Day 5, but here I am at the end of Mothering Sunday, still not … Continue reading →

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The great feast: twenty fourth day

Posted on March 12, 2015 by 1urcher

I am afraid for a variety of reasons my Lent went splat. I will blog about it one day. I have had more time that I might have expected to on my own. The noisy silence of the early mornings … Continue reading →

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The great feast: fourteenth day

Posted on March 3, 2015 by 1urcher

Today is filled with a mixture of things: administration, visiting, dog at the vet and Anglesey Synod discussing equal marriage this evening. I love visiting people in their homes. I find a conversation far easier to have than at Y … Continue reading →

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The great feast: thirteenth day

Posted on March 3, 2015 by 1urcher

Day 13 saw a trip to Sutton Coldfield. The signs for Lichfield set me thinking. Lichfield is the home of Chad’s great Cathedral, and March 2nd is the feast of Chad. After the celebrations of March 1st of David, Patron … Continue reading →

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The great feast: twelfth day

Posted on March 1, 2015 by 1urcher

Almost immediately after Peter confesses that Jesus is the Messiah, Mark has Jesus begin to redefine what Messiah is. Jesus is the one who follows the way of the cross. This would have been scandalous to the first hearers of … Continue reading →

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The great feast: eleventh day

Posted on February 28, 2015 by 1urcher

This is an image of part of the cross that stands in the grounds of Queen’s College, Birmingham. The College trains people for Methodist and Anglican ministry, amongst many other things. I trained there from 1999-2001. I have an ambivalent … Continue reading →

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The great feast: tenth day

Posted on February 27, 2015 by 1urcher

The Archdeacon of Bangor when reflecting on ministry offered the following thought: most of us are caught between grace and guilt. That set me thinking. I, being me, wanted to reject the notion completely. Upon consideration, he is right. It … Continue reading →

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The great feast: ninth day

Posted on February 27, 2015 by 1urcher

I am away as a I write at a gathering of Ministry Area Leaders from Bangor Diocese. If you do not know what a Ministry Area is then I commmend to you the Church in Wales Review. The formation of … Continue reading →

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