A Christmas Day Sermon: One of my favourite things to do is burn frankincense. I started this whilst living in Egypt and enjoying it in the Coptic churches. All the way through the Old Testament, the priests would burn incense. And somehow this represents before God the prayer of the people. Even today in many... Continue Reading →
O, my Lord, forgive
I used to nurture bitterness, To count up every slight. The world’s a moral wilderness, And I have felt its blight. Self-pity ruled, resentment reigned; No one understood my pain. I spiralled down in murky night, Insisting that I had the right To hate and hate again. I am ashamed; O, my Lord, forgive. But... Continue Reading →
How the Liturgy makes us into living works of art before God and others
Beautiful comment on the liturgy by Romano Guardini in The Spirit of the Liturgy: "The practice of the liturgy means that by the help of grace, under the guidance of the Church, we grow into living works of art before God, with no other aim or purpose than that of living and existing in his sight.... Continue Reading →
Hello Baals
Idolatry is alive and well in the world today. We can too easily scoff at our alleged 21st century sophistication when we consider the claims of idolatry in the Bible, but idolatry is around us everywhere and in us all the time. I recently described idolatry as anything that de-centres God from the place only... Continue Reading →
Come, Thou Fount of Every Blessing
Mumford and Sons sing 'Come, Thou Fount of Every Blessing' - BRILLIANT! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zNzO6LCyiIY
Gralefrit Theology 