Category Archives: Spiritual Disciplines & Growth

Why don’t we pray? – Part 3

Posted on Wednesday, September 16, 2009 by rupert

Part 1 – the sermon teaser. Part 2 – the depths of our desires – the first part of what I shared on Sunday. The second part of Sunday’s Sermon was Mary and Martha (Lk 10:38-42). Martha and Mary are … Continue reading →

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The Depths of Our Desires

Posted on Monday, September 14, 2009 by rupert

Or “Why don’t we don’t we Pray? – Part 2 Part 1 can be read here.  This is a short summary of the first part of what I said yesterday (Sunday 13th September) at church.  The audio will be available … Continue reading →

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Establishing a rhythm of daily prayer 1

Posted on Friday, September 11, 2009 by rupert

I am inviting people to pray.  Or perhaps, more accurately, I am inviting people to learn to pray.  I think Jesus is inviting us to learn to pray.  The disciples, good Jews one and all, and therefore men who knew … Continue reading →

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Why don’t we pray?

Posted on Thursday, September 10, 2009 by rupert

Why don’t we pray? If I knew the answer to that one, I could write a book, become famous … Bill Hybels did it, in 1988, when no-one had heard of Bill Hybels or Willowcreek.  “Too Busy not to Pray”.  … Continue reading →

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Jesus stands before you…

Posted on Wednesday, September 2, 2009 by rupert

So Jesus is standing before you, and he is asking a question:  “What do you want me to do for you?”  What do you reply? It seems such an innocent question.  But it penetrates deeply to our core.  This is … Continue reading →

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Sabbatical

Posted on Tuesday, May 26, 2009 by rupert

So, I am on Sabbatical. Since graduating from New College (Theology) at Edinburgh University in 1993, I have been working for our church.  16 years later, I get to stop for a few months, withdraw from the demands of work … Continue reading →

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Living in the Desert 3

Posted on Friday, February 15, 2008 by rupert

I will look at some Scriptures that I think describe this experience of “desert” in another post, but here I want to introduce other phrases that describe this “desert” time. Some people use the phrase absence when describing this season … Continue reading →

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Living in the Desert 2

Posted on Monday, February 11, 2008 by rupert

I am tentatively attempting to return to occasional blogging, when I have time (rather than when I have something to say – which I pretty much do most of the time … whether it is worth listening to is another … Continue reading →

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Living in the Desert

Posted on Friday, February 1, 2008 by

Dear readers … it has been a long time. I have done some “cold turkey” on my blogging addiction (or has life just been too busy?), but I have even been encouraged by a few people to venture back into … Continue reading →

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Engaging with Scripture

Posted on Monday, August 20, 2007 by

I have been having a few interesting conversations recently with people about how we engage with Scripture. I am really passionate about this at the moment, and the series we are currently doing in church on the parables of the … Continue reading →

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