Rumblings from the Bunker
Rumblings from the Bunker ! The Good, The Bad & The Ugly
THE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE UGLY ( RUMBLINGS FROM THE BUNKER – A WORD FROM THE PASTOR ) Do you remember that movie? The Good, the Bad and the Ugly. One of the great ‘spaghetti westerns’. I love it. I love it for the shooting. The silence. Of course I love Clint Eastwood, and no, I am not forgetting the music. Unforgettable, thanks to Ennio Morricone. I guess we are so used to the title we…
Rumblings from the Bunker
CAN YOU HEAR IT? LISTEN CAREFULLY….Ssh….THERE IT IS AGAIN…CAN YOU HEAR IT? RUMBLINGS FROM THE BUNKER – ( a word from the Pastor ) There’s a bell tolling in the distance. I have heard people say it’s a death knell. It’s a sombre bell which some say is signalling the death of the Church. When this is put to people there’s a great range of reaction from ‘ please God that won’t happen’ to ‘that’s good news –…
Rumblings from the Bunker 8/9/2024
It is perhaps my single greatest disappointment, in my life as a priest. I speak of how many of us miss the fact that we as Christians are called to have a unique personal relationship with Jesus. I appreciate these words are easily spoken and I have regularly encountered people, including people of strong faith, who have difficulty accepting this concept. I have come to the conclusion that this lack of intimacy with Jesus, should be the cause of…
An Invitation not to be Ignored!
It’s amazing how often I meet people who say that the Trinity means nothing to them. They say that it’s too vague, too far away from them. Too complicated. They even say that it has no bearing on their life. It goes further. I have people say to me that their faith life is rooted in Jesus, which of course is marvellous, but then they go on to say that they have no connection with the Trinity. Now whilst I…