Dec 1, 2019 | Canon Chaplain
Dear Colleagues, When I was instituted as Priest in Charge of St. Barnabas Church in Gilmerton, Edinburgh in 1967 the Bishop, using the form prescribed in the Scottish Prayer of the time, said: “Receive this cure of souls which is both mine and thine.” It occurs to me...
Oct 1, 2019 | Canon Chaplain
Dear Friends and Colleagues, During the month of October and until November 6th I shall be in Scotland serving as a Locum Tenens in the Diocese of Aberdeen and Orkney where Bishop Anne Dyer has asked me to provide services at St Congan’s Church in Turriff,...
Sep 3, 2019 | Canon Chaplain
Dear Friends and Colleagues, I have been very aware, especially during the past year, that the word ‘transition’ has been used a great deal. We seem to be in the midst of a lot of coming and going for many different reasons. During the 54 years of my ordained ministry...
Aug 6, 2019 | Canon Chaplain
Dear Friends and Colleagues, The word ‘boundaries’ is used quite frequently in defining professional relationships. In my case, it occurs in the various codes of ethics to which, as a professional counselor, I have subscribed. This month, I would like to use it as a...
Jun 4, 2019 | Canon Chaplain
Dear Friends and Colleagues, The past month for me has been one of considerable variety and contrasts. As a member of the Licensed Professional Counselor Association of Georgia, I attended their annual conference in Savannah recently. This was an exhilarating...
May 7, 2019 | Canon Chaplain
Theodicy: What are we to say, or can we say about evil ? Dear Friends and Colleagues, There is hardly a week between Sundays, when we preach the Gospel of God, that does not present yet more evidence of the presence of evil of every kind. The questions of ‘ where is...
Apr 2, 2019 | Canon Chaplain
Dear Friends and Colleagues, I am unashamedly going to use this Lenten opportunity to depart from issues and topics – given the contemplative and potentially peaceful character of the season – in order to talk about Ruby. Ruby is my little dog – a beautiful and...
