Not a normal vicar

Thursday, 7 August 2014

Ernie's story

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I conducted a funeral earlier today of a lady who was born in a small Cotswold town and then moved in her late teens to a small Wiltshire vi...
Monday, 28 July 2014

Fleeing from a holy land

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There are some books that stay with me and every so often I re-read them. Ian Rankin’s Inspector Rebus detective novels. (I have them all b...
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Saturday, 12 July 2014

The power of prayer

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On 30th June Pastor Christian Fuhrer died in in Leipzig aged 71. The name will mean nothing to many - it didn't to me if I’m honest . A...
Tuesday, 24 June 2014

Police under pressure

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BBC 2 screened the first part of a documentatry series last night called "Police under pressure". It looked at what it is like to...
Thursday, 12 June 2014

The right medicine

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On our various visits to the USA, we’ve often used a Walgreens store. Walgreens is (to British eyes) a cross between Boots the Chemist and...
Thursday, 5 June 2014

It's the blind man, can I come in

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Last weekend we met a group of friends for lunch. One friend was reminded of a time when he was regaling the group with a story and when he...
Sunday, 25 May 2014

Simple Gifts

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The following is an abridged version of a sermon preached at Central Methodist Church Chippenham at the Folk Festival Service 25th May 2014...
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The title of this blog was inspired by a conversation I had in the early days of ministry with a non church goer. I had arranged to meet her to discuss a baptism for her children. She said to me "I like you. You're not like a normal vicar are you?" (a) I don't know what a "normal" vicar is like and (b) I'm not a vicar. I am a Methodist minister (Vicar is a term used in the Anglican church for a parish priest.) However, I like the sentiment a lot. And the day I become like a "normal vicar" is the day I've lost my calling. The views expressed in this blog are my own and not necessarily those of the Methodist Church or indeed anyone else!
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