Have you heard the Ocean speak It carries it's sound on the wind Like a great timpany of praise Roaring a song of continual joy encompassing the earth Joy encircles Waiting to land Looking for a opening A heart to respond To the melody The Ocean is weeping Tears of laughter and joy As another wave Crashes Smahed Dashes Lashes Against the shoreline Look to the horizon The ocean is singing Mystery and meaning Hover over the horizon There is more...
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The last ten days have been pretty busy. I've been caught up in my parish work but also focused on writing the content for the new web site that we just launched from the church this week. i really enjoy doing this work. I hope others will get benefit from it. Last night I was writing the script for next week's video podcast. Its going to be a really good little programme. We've got Pete Grieg of the 24/7 Prayer Movement speaking about the work of the Holy Spirit. we've...
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French authorities forced a series of evictions of asylum-seekers and migrants living in makeshift encampments around Calais today. No doubt you may have seen the pictures as they were broadcast as part of the News. So what is it that makes people risk everything to try and win British Citizenship? Maybe we have so much in this country that we take our way of life for granted. We are never afraid to speak our mind because we don't expect to be arrested. The thing is...
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Oh What a night !  Late September  back in 2009.  I opened the door of the church lounge , the place was jammed packed with parents waiting to pick their kids up from Anchor Boys. " I think  I'll install a coffee machine in here for you guys, I quipped . Monica, our welcome co-ordinator was standing smiling, its a busy place tonight, there's a lot going on."  She never spoke a truer word. There is so much going on  in our church  but there is a whole story still...
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So how do we respond to all the conflicting and confusing views we hear when it comes to the great moral issues of our day? I sometimes think it is easy to get things out of perspective, however there is little doubt that the temptation facing all of us is to become cynical about people politics and prayer. I know why this happens, you see I do think people of all ages have become a lot ruder. I can give you verse and chapter. I think all of our Christian faith...
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