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Who am I? A disciple?

A few days ago I opened my Office door and for once didn’t immediately close it again, something I have done many times even during lockdown despite having time on my hands. I just haven’t been motivated to even begin to tidy up in there. But then something prompted me to make a start.  It…

Abbey Gardens

Bury St Edmunds is a town which I have rarely visited over the years, which does feel odd considering I have lived in Suffolk for so long.  Often, I have been told what a lovely place it is, what good shops there are there, and of course how amazing the cathedral is and the Abbey…

Return to the Lord

What kind of a God is the God portrayed in the Old Testament? In Exodus chapter 34, we read that Moses was told by God to prepare two stone tablets to replace those which Moses shattered following the incident with the Golden Calf. On the mountain top, when Moses presented the Almighty with two new…

Waters’ edge

There are several references in the Gospels to Jesus and water. Saint Matthew (chapter 8) records an occasion when he was busy and tired and crossed the lake to avoid the crowds, but he was soon found again. In Framlingham we have our famous castle and historic church, idyllic market hill and Saturday market. We…

Trinity – The Son

One thing I have had recently is time to read.  Among books I turned to was the whole Narnia Cycle.  When I was 12, I saved up pocket money to buy the whole set-in paperback and in a substantial slipcase.  They are well read and deservedly so.  I was once asked to name the best…