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Thank You, Article XXXVII

One of the realities when you switch churches and denominations is how one network of communication is unplugged and another network is connected. It takes a bit of time to find out where you are in all of this. But after having done moves to England and back again I have found that it is best… Read More Thank You, Article XXXVII

February 24, 2014February 25, 2014 The Vicar's GardenLeave a comment

Hello, I must be going, 7

The more determined men become to despise the teaching of Christ, the more zealous should godly ministers be to assert it and the more strenuous their efforts to preserve entire. And more than that, by their diligence to ward off Satan’s attack. John Calvin As my study drew to a close and I realized how… Read More Hello, I must be going, 7

January 6, 2014January 6, 2014 The Vicar's GardenLeave a comment

Decline and…

I read a blog by Brian Croft the other day who asked some questions concerning our assumptions on decline that got me thinking. Like him the more I hear the push “to overcome” the “plateau or decline” the more I pause and think of scenarios where a church’s decline in numbers is not necessarily a… Read More Decline and…

April 12, 2013April 13, 2013 The Vicar's GardenLeave a comment

Seeker, Seeking, Sought

Ever met an evangelist? I met one recently in the pages of John Bunyan’s The Pilgrim’s Progress. He is simply called “Evangelist” but it would be wrong to impose upon Bunyan’s character a modern understanding of an itinerant, American-style preacher. Rather, Evangelist here represents an important facet of the office of pastor which remains connected… Read More Seeker, Seeking, Sought

February 16, 2013 The Vicar's Garden2 Comments

John Owen on Preaching

If you’ve read my posts you will know that at the end of November John Owen arrived at 501 Green. I was just reading the sermons in volume nine of The Works of John Owen, “Sermons to the Church” and spotted this. Across the centuries, the “prince of the English divines” describes the same experience… Read More John Owen on Preaching

December 30, 2012December 30, 2012 The Vicar's GardenLeave a comment

Pastor as Lens

In 1538 John Calvin wrote in a letter to Henrich Bullinger, explaining his early difficulties in Geneva, that “…Geneva want preachers and teachers, but not pastors…” As a rector who understands his call to pastor his congregation, I know exactly what Calvin meant. In most congregations, the clergy perform the sacraments, visit the sick, teach… Read More Pastor as Lens

September 10, 2012September 10, 2012 The Vicar's GardenLeave a comment

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Today’s joy: Mahonia, the first to flower in 2023’s gardening year. The earliest it’s ever flowered. I caught its citrus scent before I spotted the blooms.
Happy New Year from all of us. Today joy: Cornus sanguinea ’Midwinter Fire’
Trowel down, worship services done, and a very special St. Stephen’s Day luncheon with our family. What fine men our sons have become.
St John the Evangelist, Little Gidding. Photo by John Salmon.
Winter solstice 2022. Here’s a joy from Summer solstice 2022: David Austin rose ‘Lady of Shalott’.

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