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• Simeon and the Light

  

  Thoughts at CandlemasA few moments ago I asked people on Twitter to tell me what Candlemas was all about, since it does not feature in the calendar of my... Read more

  Posted on 02 February 2014 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• Recycled Or Trashed?

  

  A church made newTake a careful look at the photo below. What, exactly, do you see? Obviously there are crisps and a drinks display cabinet, but what about the... Read more

  Posted on 27 January 2014 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• When the Giant is Small

  

  A voice in the stormMy wheezing computer was not quite up to the job this morning, so I read a book over breakfast instead of going online. In this particular... Read more

  Posted on 22 January 2014 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• Some Hope!

  

  On hope, glasses and root ballsLast week, as some of you will know, I was reading Rob Hutton’s hilarious little book Romps, Tots and Boffins. Read more

  Posted on 20 January 2014 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• The 52 Hertz Church

  

  The lure of the linguistic ghettoFor the past couple of weeks I have been thinking a lot about the church’s use of language. It was already going round my head... Read more

  Posted on 17 January 2014 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• Christmas Doors of Teddington (4)

  

  Well-loved and full of wonderYou might think that I would be very disappointed to display the photo below. After all, one of our lovely Christmas Doors is all... Read more

  Posted on 13 January 2014 ARTS & CRAFTS, COMMUNITY

• Shaping up

  

  Diversity in actionFor the past four months I have been touring the small groups in my church, talking about my experiences of visiting other churches during... Read more

  Posted on 10 January 2014 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• Mirror, Mirror

  

  Reflecting on valuesHow many people have already posted updates online saying that they resolve to waste less time on the Internet? After all, the Internet is... Read more

  Posted on 06 January 2014 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• Poetry in the Pulpit

  

  And not a rhyme in sightI am a great believer in the use of poetic language to communicate truth, especially when it is old and familiar truth. Read more

  Posted on 05 January 2014 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• Dumbledore and Driscoll

  

  What a fictional wizard and a real pastor have to say to each otherLike many other people this week, I have resided in that strange limbo which exists between... Read more

  Posted on 03 January 2014 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• Together is Better

  

  In celebration of collaborationRegular readers of this blog will know how I feel about collaboration. For me, social media is back-to-front; top-to-bottom and... Read more

  Posted on 02 January 2014 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• A Look at Tweety Thirteen

  As seen by a small blue birdNothing terribly profound, but an interesting ‘glimpse’ of the year 2013 from my Twitter account.Hey @MoLittleOwl, @BBCSurrey,... Read more

  Posted on 31 December 2013 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• A Christmas Song?

  One of usI suspect that no-one (including me) has this on their list of top 10 Christmas songs. However, the simple lyric of this song is right at the heart of... Read more

  Posted on 24 December 2013 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• Spreading the Light

  

  Of trucks and treasuresLast night I made a confession, live from the pulpit at a packed carol service. The confession was this – that I secretly love the... Read more

  Posted on 23 December 2013 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• Advent and the Third Shoe

  

  A time to waitLast April I wrote a post on here entitled ‘Easter and the second shoe’. It described how my wife had been diagnosed with cancer for the second... Read more

  Posted on 20 December 2013 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• Light Fantastic…

  

  …or making light?Earlier this week I blogged on my sceptical response to Apple’s latest advert, confessing that it left me torn between infuriation and... Read more

  Posted on 19 December 2013 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• The Holly and the Iphone

  When sulking is good?The video below was posted less than 24 hours ago, and I first saw it 3 hours ago. Since then another 11,600 people have viewed it; and  I... Read more

  Posted on 17 December 2013 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• There’s an Elf in My Church!

  

  Christmas lanterns in TeddingtonLast night Santa pulled up in his sleigh outside my church. In his wake he brought a horse dressed as a reindeer, two... Read more

  Posted on 16 December 2013 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• A Busy Year for a Little Blue Bird

  Twitter and the news cycleA few moments ago I read a blog post which described Twitter as ‘the real-time soundtrack to the biggest global moments and events’. Read more

  Posted on 12 December 2013 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• Aspiration Or Inspiration?

  

  Living up to words of encouragementThere used to be a scrap of paper on the wall above my computer which quoted a fellow minister saying we need to be “less... Read more

  Posted on 10 December 2013 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY