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Six Years a Vicar

June 5, 2026June 5, 2026 revpoppy2 Comments

Last week I celebrated six years of being a Vicar! Two churches, two babies, one pandemic, a curate and a couple of placement students - it's been full on! There's a Facebook group I belong to where Vicars who have been in the role for less than five years exchange ideas and ask questions. I've [...]

Posted in MinistryTagged christianity, church, faith, fiction, Jesus, vicar, writing

Nahum

May 24, 2026May 25, 2026 revpoppyLeave a comment

Remember Jonah getting grumpy that God was willing to save the city of Ninevah when they changed their ways? Here is somebody else's take on Ninevah, Nahum. It's not a very happy book, but then most prophecies aren't, as we are learning! My Ninevah was the capital of the Assyrian Empire and they were particularly [...]

Posted in Bible & preachingTagged Bible, faith, Nahum, Old Testament, prophecy

Ministry Mum Monday 36

May 11, 2026May 11, 2026 revpoppyLeave a comment

Hi and happy Monday! It's been a full week: meetings with colleagues, a hair cut, time in the Hub, discipleship session, extra PCC meeting, chair moving for the election (church is a polling station), voting, Tappy Toes, Mum's birthday afternoon tea, Christian Aid coffee morning, Sunday morning worship, Open Table, a family fun day, a [...]

Posted in MinistryTagged community, elections, faith, Family, minisrty

Ministry Mum Monday 34

April 27, 2026April 27, 2026 revpoppyLeave a comment

Thoughts I had so I could have a smooth two service Sunday with both children. In the shop on Saturday afternoon: What snacks do we need? They need to be interesting enough to keep them distracted, but not so sugary that they get hyper and mess around (like when I had to take the umbrella [...]

Posted in Family, MinistryTagged faith, Family, Jesus

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