Chapter Letter – 16.08.19
Hear what comfortable words our Saviour Christ saith unto all that truly turn to him. These words introduce the “Comfortable Words” In the Book of Common Prayer. There is little…
Chapter Letter – 19.07.19
My last Chapter Letter, commenting on the behaviour of some British MEPs, resulted in a certain amount of comment. So I dip my toe somewhat warily into the political whirlpool…
Chapter Letter – 07.07.19
Speaking Truth to Power I was, to say the least, disappointed at the behaviour of certain new MEPs this last week when they chose to turn their backs to the…
Chapter Letter 21.06.2019
Living in the Light This Chapter Letter goes to print on 21 June, the longest day of the year. You may have seen on the BBC website recently an article…
Chapter Letter 08.06.2019
Polyphony /pəˈlɪf(ə)ni/ Noun: the musical style of simultaneously combining a number of parts, each forming an individual melody and harmonising with each other. Sunday 9 June is Pentecost – it used…
Chapter Letter 24.05.19
This coming Thursday (30 May) is one of the great Festivals of the Church when we celebrate Ascension Day. Christ is taken from us into heaven so that God’s great…
Chapter Letter 10.05.19
One of my favourite post-Easter bible passages is John 21. Jesus encounters the disciples fishing, encouraging them to put the net on the other side of the boat and calls…
“May you live in interesting times” “May you live in interesting times.” This is a phrase many of us will be familiar with. Dating from the 19th century, at first…
Chapter Letter 14.04.19
As I write this Chapter Letter, we and all Christian people the world over stand on the brink of Holy Week and Easter. This year, as every year, during this…
Chapter Letter 31.03.19
Passiontide begins on Sunday 7 April. In these last two weeks of Lent, leading to Easter, we consider Jesus’ time in Jerusalem. We reflect on the revelation of Jesus’ divinity…
Chapter Letter 17.03.19
Lent is a time of prayer and fasting or abstinence. So, too, are Ember Days. There are three Ember Days four times a year, called Embertides, during which we pray…
Chapter Letter 03.03.19
On Wednesday 6 March, we begin our observance of Lent. It is an opportunity for us to renew and revitalise our faith. Lent developed from a time of instruction, prayer,…