Palm Sunday

Even after all these years here, I still occasionally get the quizzical look because something is unexpected. Occasionally it is that I’m Lutheran. (What’s that?) More often it is because of my accent. (I repeat that I don’t have an accent 😉 – well,…

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The Fourth Sunday in Lent

When you hear the phrase “this isn’t your grandfather’s church” you know you are in the environment of stability and change, public doctrine and pious opinion, questions about tradition and decisions about specific circumstances. I hear it among many churches particularly those with a…

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The Third Sunday in Lent

Ah, the unexpected! I was heading home on Sunday from Coventry along the A14 when the tell-tale signature of red tails lights said I wasn’t going anywhere. I stopped. Fire brigade, ambulances, police all came past. We waited. Four hours later Highways turned the…

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