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After the pulpit

A weekly reflection on life after retirement, the world around us and the grace of God.

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  1. 177

    A new season

    A change in direction for me

  2. 176

    Walking in the light

    Dealing with the darkness around us

  3. 175

    The ordinary miracle

    Jesus feeds more than five thousand people

  4. 174

    Embracing the darkness

    Dealing with the things we hide

  5. 173

    An undivided heart

    Our search for integrity

  6. 172

    Stewardship or Ownership

    What it means to possess nothing.

  7. 171

    An invitation from Jesus

    We learn from the One who is gentle and humble in heart.

  8. 170

    God will provide the lamb

    Abraham’s greatest test

  9. 169

    Manipulating God’s plans

    Sarah and Abraham often get in the way of God’s plans.

  10. 168

    Laughing at God’s promise

    Sarah’s response to the promise of a child

  11. 167

    Moving on from the past

    Losing one identity and gaining another

  12. 166

    Revelation rather than deduction

    Some thoughts for Trinity Sunday

  13. 165

    Pentecost in perspective

    Pentecost Sunday and what it means

  14. 164

    A change in dimension

    Another angle on the Ascension of Jesus

  15. 163

    An invitation to obedience

    Jesus invites us to love as he did.

  16. 162

    The Jesus Way

    John 14 presents us with some ideas

  17. 161

    Lament as healing

    I discover again the value of lament in prayer.

  18. 160

    The breaking of bread

    We join two disciples on the road to Emmaus

  19. 159

    The good news of forgiveness

    Jesus commissions his disciples.

  20. 158

    No cross, no resurrection

    Celebrating Easter

  21. 157

    Conquering hero or suffering servant

    Another look at Palm Sunday

  22. 156

    Dealing with grief

    Jesus weeps with us in our grief.

  23. 155

    The Renewal

    Reflecting on the past ten days.

  24. 154

    For Cathy

    Tribute to my wife Cathy who passed away this week.

  25. 153

    Jesus without the crowds

    Nicodemus has some questions.

  26. 152

    The problem with the Devil’s way

    A slightly different take on Lent

  27. 151

    In God’s presence

    What does the transfiguration really mean?

  28. 150

    You already are …

    Jesus speaks about our identity

  29. 149

    Turning the world upside down

    What the beatitudes are all about.

  30. 148

    The Kingdom has come near

    Jesus begins his ministry in Galilee

  31. 147

    Loss of identity

    We often lose sight of who we really are.

  32. 146

    Our search for identity

    We learn from Jesus at his baptism

  33. 145

    Dwelt among us

    We learn about the presence of Jesus from John’s gospel.

  34. 144

    Nunc Dimittis

    Simeons’s song is about newness.

  35. 143

    Joseph’s calling

    We take a look at one of the least known characters of the Christmas story.

  36. 142

    The Gloria

    Waiting for Christmas with shepherds and angels

  37. 141

    Benedictus

    Zechariah sings the second song of Advent

  38. 140

    The Magnificat

    The first of the songs of Advent

  39. 139

    The cross and the kingdom

    Why these two things should not be separated.

  40. 138

    What about the end?

    Jesus’ priorities are different.

  41. 137

    What happens later…

    Jesus is questioned by the Sadducees.

  42. 136

    Finding lost people

    We learn more about Jesus through Zacchaeus’ story.

  43. 135

    The problem with entitlement

    We learn from one of Jesus’ parables

  44. 134

    Becoming children again

    St Francis challenges us to live joyfully and simply.

  45. 133

    The non-people

    Compassion leads us to unlikely people.

  46. 132

    Transactional faith

    A transactional understanding of faith and relationships has been a stumbling block for many.

  47. 131

    Godliness with contentment

    Paul speaks to Timothy about living well.

  48. 130

    Faith, love and fear

    John the evangelist teaches us about God’s love.

  49. 129

    A party in heaven

    The good news is for those who are lost, lonely and defeated.

  50. 128

    Faithfulness counts

    Following Jesus is not an easy option.

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A weekly reflection on life after retirement, the world around us and the grace of God.

HOSTED BY

Ian Hawkridge

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