Category Archives: Following Jesus

Speaking of Joe Walker…

Posted on May 22, 2012 by

…this morning I notice that Jonathan Hagger (AKA MadPriest) has posted a news article about a Roman Catholic parish priest who was a little less than welcoming, shall we say, to an eight-year old boy with Down Syndrome. I find … Continue reading →

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Seeking God and Finding Jesus (a sermon on Acts 10)

Posted on May 13, 2012 by

C.S. Lewis tells a story of how one day he had a persistent feeling that he ought to go and get his hair cut, even though it was not very long since the last time he had done so. Eventually … Continue reading →

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‘Abide in Me’ (a sermon on John 15:1-11)

Posted on May 6, 2012 by

There was a well-known story in Israel in the time of Jesus that went something like this: My beloved worked hard to plant a vineyard. He found the perfect spot for it, on a very fertile hill, and set to … Continue reading →

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Nonviolent Resurrected Jesus

Posted on May 3, 2012 by

From Will Willimon: This consistent, right to-the-end, to-the-point of-death nonviolence of Jesus has been that which Jesus’ followers have most attempted to modify. When it comes to violence in service of a good cause, we deeply wish Jesus had said … Continue reading →

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What is the Church For?

Posted on May 1, 2012 by

Over at the Lay Anglicana blog, Laura Sykes has been putting together a ‘wish list’ for the sort of person who should be appointed as the new Archbishop of Canterbury. In her view, very early on in the process each … Continue reading →

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Anabaptist Network Core Convictions

Posted on April 21, 2012 by

Note: this is the third in a series of reposts from my Sabbatical blog, ‘An Anabaptist Anglican‘, from five years ago. This post was originally posted on February 15th 2007. In my last couple of posts I talked a bit … Continue reading →

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More about the beliefs of the sixteenth century Anabaptists

Posted on April 19, 2012 by

Note: this is the second in a series of reposts from my Sabbatical blog, ‘An Anabaptist Anglican‘, from five years ago. Anabaptism in the sixteenth century was a diverse movement; it didn’t have any strong central authority (unlike the Anglican … Continue reading →

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‘What is Anabaptism?’

Posted on April 17, 2012 by

As I mentioned a couple of days ago it is now five years since I took a three month sabbatical leave, in which my main study focus was on the Anabaptist tradition and its relevance for us today. I look … Continue reading →

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Into the wilderness with Jesus

Posted on February 21, 2012 by

When I was a little boy, my Mum and Dad taught me ‘Hands together and eyes closed before we pray’. They explained to me that this was a way of shutting out distractions so that we can concentrate properly on … Continue reading →

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Into the desert…

Posted on February 20, 2012 by

(Reblogged from last year). Two days from now is Ash Wednesday, and Lent will begin – an annual season for going out into the desert, metaphorically speaking, away from distractions, in order to pay attention to what God is saying. … Continue reading →

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