I have just been rereading a book on Anglican Social Theology and the Christian Socialist movement in the United Kingdom. The book provides a detailed background on the influence of Archbishop William Temple and his writings and participation in the formation of the Welfare State in the United Kingdom, including the National health Scheme. Temple…
Today we are observing the Feast Day of St Luke, Evangelist and Martyr. He is known as Luke the physician, obviously an educated man, a storyteller, probably a Pastor to an emerging eclectic Jewish Christian community and co-worker with Paul. He did not know Jesus and his Gospel was written in the closing or last…
Thank you to all who have participated in our ongoing discussions at All Saints and St James over the past two Sundays. We all acknowledge the limitations of Zoom, but this has not stopped us from seeking to move forward in a shared and collaborative way. The discussions have been open, honest, creative, and positive….
I want to begin by thanking all of you who have joined us for our Zoom services on Sunday and at other times. I appreciate it is not the same as being in Church and I suspect it will be still some time before we can safely do this. I understand that some do not…
This Sunday we are observing the Feast Day of St Michael and All Angels (Michaelmas), which falls on next Wednesday 29 September, and the texts of the day are uniquely dramatic and visionary, describing the angelic host and the war in heaven. They have inspired composers throughout the centuries to create settings of thrilling immediacy….
