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Love’s Discipline
An Advent Retreat with George Herbert: Monday after the First Sunday of Advent To start this retreat let’s begin with Herbert’s Discipline. Discipline Throw away thy rod,Throw away thy wrath: O my God,Take the gentle path. For my heart’s desireUnto thine … Continue reading
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Tagged Discipline of Love, George Herbert, George Herbert's Discipline
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A Slave of God?
A Sermon Preached on the First Sunday of AdventNovember 28, 2021, at 11:00 amat The Anglican Church of St. Thomas the Apostle, Kefalas, Crete.The sermon was interrupted by a stray dog just as I was reaching the conclusion. This is … Continue reading
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Tagged Abraham and Sarah, annunciations, Hagar, Kenosis, Philippialns 2, slavery, Slaves, The Annunciation
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An Advent Retreat with George Herbert
Some of you may recall that in Lent 2019 I did a blog series on the poems of George Herbert, one a day during the forty days (not including the Sundays in Lent). I would like to do this again … Continue reading
General Synod of the Church of England November 2021: A Comparison with the General Synod of the Anglican Church of Canada
This past summer I was elected to be a clerical representative (technically known as a “proctor”) from the Diocese in Europe to the General Synod of the Church of England (“CoE”). As I had already been a member of the … Continue reading
God and COP 26
A Sermon Preached on The Last Sunday after Trinity(the Twenty-Second Sunday after Pentecost)October 24, 2021, at 11:00 amat The Anglican Church of St. Thomas the Apostle, Kefalas, Crete. The readings we used were Job 42:1-6, 10-end, Psalm 126, and Mark … Continue reading
What’s Your Super Power?
A Sermon Preached on The Eighth Sunday after Trinity (the Ninth Sunday after Pentecost)July 28, 2021, at 11:00 amat The Anglican Church of St. Thomas the Apostle, Kefalas, Crete. The readings we used were Ephesians 3:14-21, Psalm 14, and John … Continue reading
Some Notes on Philippians
The Small Group Bible Study of the Anglican Church of St Thomas met last Thursday (June 16, 2021) and read through the whole of the letter. We made some general observations about the “who, what, where, why, when, and how”, … Continue reading
“As you have sent me into the world, so I have sent them into the world.”
A Sermon Preached on The Seventh Sunday of Easter(following the Julian Calendar used to calculate Easter in Greece)June 13, 2021, at 11:00 amat The Anglican Church of St. Thomas the Apostle, Kefalas, Crete. The readings we used were Acts 1:15-17, … Continue reading
“. . . that your joy may be complete.”
A Sermon Preached on The Sixth Sunday of Easter(following the Julian Calendar used to calculate Easter in Greece)June 6, 2021, at 11:00 amat The Anglican Church of St. Thomas the Apostle, Kefalas, Crete. The readings we used were Acts 10:44-48, … Continue reading
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Tagged John 15.11, Joy in the Gospel of John, That your joy may be complete
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“For God so loved the world . . .”
A Sermon Preached on The Fourth Sunday of Lent(following the Julian Calendar used to calculate Easter in Greece)April 11, 2021, at 11:00 amfor an Online Service with The Anglican Church of St. Thomas the Apostle, Kefalas, Crete. The readings were: … Continue reading
The Island Parson 