It feels absolutely insane that I have been here at The Good Shepherd for six months. In many ways, the time has flown by! But, six months is half a year, a good amount of time and, as Nathan said, 'what have we done in six months?' Well, by my reckoning I've done: 0 weddings, [...]
Category: As a Vicar
The kingdom of God is like… The Apprentice!
Matthew 25.14-30 I love the BBC TV program The Apprentice. In it, Alan Sugar puts a group of budding entrepreneurs to the test in what is described as ‘Britain’s toughest job interview’. One of the many disappointing things about 2020 for me has been that The Apprentice wasn’t aired. In September, I missed watching the [...]
Covid Beatitudes
Blessed are those who are isolated, for they will have community. Blessed are those who have not said 'goodbye' as they would have liked to, for they will be comforted. Blessed are those shop workers, bin lorry staff and delivery drivers who keep our country running, for they will inherit the earth. Blessed are those [...]
A prayer for moving to a new church
I've had this on the whiteboard in my study for over six months. I would pray it regularly in the run up to starting at The Good Shepherd and in the first few weeks as vicar. I wanted to put the prayer somewhere I would be able to find it in the future, so I [...]