Richardl

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• Clever Not Smug

  

  Good advertisingI have just watched an advert for a Christian conference which made me want to cringe. I am unable to embed it here, but you can watch it for... Read more

  Posted on 08 April 2015 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• Of Pinpricks and Painted Scrolls

  

  A review of ‘A World Transformed’ by Lisa DeamA Chinese painter from the Tang Dynasty (7th Century) and a medieval historian from contemporary North Carolina ar... Read more

  Posted on 07 April 2015 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• A Basket of Mysteries

  

  Interactive Easter service to cut out and keepJust before I ‘tidy away’ Easter, I thought I would offer an Easter idea to anybody who would like to use it. Read more

  Posted on 07 April 2015 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• Right, Before Easter

  

  Encounters beyond photographyI am in the midst of the mental acrobatics which usually accompany my Easter.  I am thinking about the cross whilst writing about... Read more

  Posted on 31 March 2015 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• Palm Sunday and Prokofiev

  A musical momentPalm Sunday is one of those moments in the Christian year when we are struck with the curse of the familiar. How do communicate the importance o... Read more

  Posted on 30 March 2015 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• Easter in Two Minutes

  

  A brief accountI have just come from our Mother and Toddler Easter service. It usually consists of an Easter Egg hunt, an action song or two, a story…and a brie... Read more

  Posted on 27 March 2015 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• A Tale of Three Boys

  

  Happy endings not guaranteedOnce upon a time there were three little boys, let’s call them Dick, Jimmy and Jem. Like many little boys, they liked to play with... Read more

  Posted on 26 March 2015 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• Palm Problems

  

  Preaching from the Palm Sunday storyPalm Sunday suffers from the curse of the familiar.  No preacher, myself included, will be able to surprise anyone this... Read more

  Posted on 25 March 2015 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• My Visual Aide

  

  Adding to the sermonWhen I am training preachers I often tell them that they should expect to be inspired by their congregation as well as inspiring them. Read more

  Posted on 20 March 2015 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• The Confidence Trick

  

  #journey on airIt’s no secret that I love radio work – whether its Pause for Thought, Prayer for the Day, Thought of the Day or Sunday Breakfast – the experienc... Read more

  Posted on 17 March 2015 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• Can Anybody Hear Me?

  

  Good news for the trappedAs those who read regularly will be aware, I have been working through a preaching series entitled ‘Good News for….’. Read more

  Posted on 16 March 2015 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• A Mother’s Tale

  

  From long agoEver since Littlest Star had its first airing, I have been in the habit of writing original stories for our Teatime Special events. Read more

  Posted on 09 March 2015 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• Law, Sausages and Illustration

  

  #journey comes to lifeApparently law and sausages are two things where it would be better not to see how they are made.  I wonder whether the same could be... Read more

  Posted on 03 March 2015 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• Treading a Theological Tightrope

  

  Good news for the grieving – 1 Thessalonians 4 v. 13 – 18For the past two months, I have been working my way through a preaching series on ‘good news for…’. Read more

  Posted on 02 March 2015 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• Well Met on the #journey

  

  A moment of creativityWhen I  put out a plea a few days ago for help with illustrating #journey, I had not anticipated the generosity which numerous artists... Read more

  Posted on 25 February 2015 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• Drawn into the #journey

  

  Are you?The longer I go on researching and writing for #journey, the more convinced I become that the pilgrimage of faith is one best made in company. Read more

  Posted on 21 February 2015 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• To Be a Pilgrim – 10

  

  Looking for answersAfter a long journey which started with a peeling noticeboard in 2008, via a contract in 2013, #journey – the way of the disciple, is moving... Read more

  Posted on 18 February 2015 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• With a Little Help from My Friends…

  

  #journey continuesIn fact, the people helping me most recently with the compiling of #journey have not really been friends – since I do not know them well... Read more

  Posted on 16 February 2015 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• Timeless Truth…

  

  …and the spirit of place.I have spent this week in that gorgeous corner of Wales which is Ceredigion. It has been wonderful to walk beneath the big skies, hear... Read more

  Posted on 15 February 2015 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• Jonah and the Darts

  

  A whale of a collaborationLast night it was my joy to participate in a Youth Service here at the church. Three weeks ago, when it was felt that something... Read more

  Posted on 02 February 2015 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY