Tag Archives: hope

I’ll be back…

This morning we’re going to be thinking about waiting. How good are you at waiting? How long would you have to wait for something before you’d stop believing that it was going to happen? Let’s imagine that you’ve ordered pizza for tea. The guy on the phone said it would be half an hour. How […]

March 6, 2011 – 7:07 pm | By tim | Posted in Hanley | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Comments (0)

Insisting on hope

“Those who will not work, shall not eat.” That was the phrase that grabbed my attention as I was looking at the Bible readings for this morning. “Those who will not work, shall not eat.” The reason that it grabbed my attention is that it sounded like it could have been a headline from one […]

November 14, 2010 – 4:01 pm | By tim | Posted in Shelton | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , | Comments (0)

God works everything out?

Our reading from Ephesians this morning jumps right into the middle of this letter’s opening paragraph, a hymn of praise to God.   In this praise we find an important truth about God. “He works everything out in conformity with the purpose of his will.”   I find this to be quite a difficult thing to understand.  […]

November 9, 2010 – 10:18 pm | By tim | Posted in Shelton | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , | Comments (0)

Say no to cynicism.

Cynicism. Ezekiel faced cynics, Jesus faced cynics, and Paul faced cynics. Those of little faith. Those who could not see past the ordinary. Past the slightly odd priest who was prone to have visions and dreams that were hard to understand. Past the man who we grew up with, whose brothers and sisters we know. […]

July 9, 2009 – 8:20 am | By tim | Posted in Birches Head, Shelton | Tagged , , , , , , , | Comments (0)

Helmet of Salvation

Equipment lists. I’m sure you’re all familiar with them. You’re starting a new school and it consists of the correct number of sweatshirts, socks, football shirts, all with name tags. You’re going to camp and it’s all sleeping bags, knives and forks and warm clothing. Name tags again. You’re off to college and it’s mostly […]

March 22, 2008 – 8:44 pm | By tim | Posted in Luton | Tagged , , , , , | Comments (0)