Independence Independence may be a virtue but it has its limits. In fact, in recent times fear of strangers and economic uncertainty has led many in the Anglo-Saxon world to strive for a kind of selfish independence that is harmful for ourselves as well as for our neighbours. John Donne, a former Dean of St […]
I had a friend once who unexpectedly and very late in life was blessed with children. He had spent all his life focussing on God without the distraction of children. But, he told me, he had found new ways of praying: being distracted by noisy children was in a mysterious way helping him to focus […]
Unlike my wife, who does all our gardening, I am not much of a gardener. In fact, the most I can do without upsetting the plants too much is occasionally to push a lawn mower. But I do like roses. My brother in law, who is a farmer, helped me to dig a deep trench, […]
Abundance of roses in front of the church I am not much of a gardener. In fact, the most I can do without upsetting the plants too much is occasionally to push a lawn mower. But I do like roses. My brother in law, who is a farmer, helped me to dig a deep trench, […]
Trinity Sunday In the Beginning, not in time or space, But in the quick before both space and time, In Life, in Love, in co-inherent Grace, In three in one and one in three, in rhyme, In music, in whole creation story, In his own image, his imagination, The Triune Poet makes us for his […]
We take the safeguarding and care of children and vulnerable adults very seriously at St Stephen’s.
