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St Peter's Blog
Margaret Blake
Mar 28, 20212 min read
Betrayal
Luke 22:1-23 It appears that the support of the crowds for Jesus as he rode into Jerusalem and their enthusiasm for his teaching were a...
Mark Dearnley
Mar 22, 20211 min read
Just keep swimming...
In the film Finding Nemo, Dory, a blue-tang fish with short term memory loss, uses this song as a reminder not to give up. ‘Just keep...
Gill Keir
Mar 15, 20211 min read
Finding our way
Wouldn’t it be delightful to begin to think of lessons we might want to take with us out of lockdown? We are not free yet. The virus...
Alex Huzzey
Mar 1, 20212 min read
One year on...
Well here we are in March again, approaching the anniversary of the first lockdown. I’m looking forward to marking that together in...
Ruth Dearnley
Feb 15, 20212 min read
Are we nearly there yet?
I have signed up to walking 1000 miles this year! I’ve never done anything like this ever before but Mark signed up to a free monthly...
Em Coley
Feb 8, 20211 min read
Searching with Open Hands
I came across this poem the other day and it made me stop in my tracks: Search By Gerard Kelly I come seeking certainty You offer me...
Mark Dearnley
Feb 2, 20211 min read
Walking on Water
If you are a regular walker I wonder what your favourite walking surface is. Pavements and flat level hard surfaces? Soft tracks across...
Gill Keir
Jan 27, 20211 min read
Sing a Song
Prayers, poems and hymns (or songs) are often very similar. They share a vividness and directness which encourage us in our lives and in...
Margaret Blake
Jan 18, 20211 min read
Listening carefully
This term as part of my training to be a reader I am doing a course called ‘Introduction to Spirituality and Discipleship’. Each week we...
Richard Butler
Jan 11, 20211 min read
Leaving the lights on
Churches observe a liturgical year, of course, and as Christmas season moves into, Epiphany and on through Candlemas to Lent, it’s always...
Margaret Tinsley
Jan 4, 20212 min read
Give me a light that I may tread safely into the unknown
In December 1939 King George VI spoke to a nation at war, a war against Nazi Germany led by Hitler, a war which, only a few months old,...
Richard Butler
Dec 23, 20201 min read
Christmas Reflection #3: The Wise Men
Join Richard Butler below for the third of three Christmas reflections, featuring a reflection on the experience of the wise men, and...
Gill Keir
Dec 22, 20201 min read
Christmas Reflection #2: The Shepherds
Join Gill Keir for the second of three Christmas reflections, featuring a reflection on the experience of the shepherds, and three choral...
Margaret Tinsley
Dec 21, 20201 min read
Christmas Reflection #1: The Innkeeper's Wife
Join Margaret Tinsley for the first of three Christmas reflections, featuring a reflection on the experience of the innkeeper's wife, and...
Gill Keir
Dec 15, 20201 min read
Slimming down
Our seasons of Advent and Christmas give us a wonderful feast of prayers and music, which feed us at a difficult time. Rather than add...
Alex Huzzey
Dec 6, 20202 min read
Wild and unruly faith
How many of us can testify that respectable, sensible religion struggles when the reality of life hits?
Margaret Blake
Nov 30, 20202 min read
When I needed a neighbour
Last week Ruth wrote about giving the gift of kindness and hope to others. As someone who has received the gift of kindness from others...
Ruth Dearnley
Nov 23, 20202 min read
Christmas lists
The first weekend in December is when we put up the Christmas tree and in the Dearnley family, the Christmas season has truly begun. I...
Mark Dearnley
Nov 16, 20202 min read
What’s your background like?
Now we are about half way through this lockdown I imagine many of us are sharpening our online meeting skills. Practice makes perfect,...
Margaret Tinsley
Oct 5, 20202 min read
The tongue is a small member yet it boasts of great exploits.
Always a good stand-by at school assemblies, the letter of James reminds us of the importance of communication – the God-given power of bein
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