Author Archives: Erika Cule

Behind the Nativity scenes

May the lord, when he comes, find us watching and waiting From morning prayer in Advent Working in a church as Christmas approaches means doing two jobs at once. One task is to continue our walk through the liturgical year. … Continue reading Continue reading

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Follow Jesus and win a signed photo

Moses was old, a chill in his bones This autumn, I celebrate. It is now twenty years since I moved to London. That is about half of my life. The halls of residence I moved into that first year are … Continue reading Continue reading

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Christianity unwrapped: notes from the second year

Surprising conversations with the Vicar Part IV: 1 The Lord said to me again, ‘Go, love a woman who has a lover and is an adulteress, just as the Lord loves the people of Israel, though they turn to other … Continue reading Continue reading

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Unto thee, O Lord, do I lift up my soul

When I was a child 11 When I was a child, I spoke like a child, I thought like a child, I reasoned like a child… — from 1 Corinthians 13:11, NRSVA In school, I hated sports. During PE rounders … Continue reading Continue reading

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Ambivalence, reluctance and the Jesus scale

About eight months or so ago, I started talking about the concept of a scale of faith in Christ. I christened it the Jesus scale. Here is a diagram: On the far left, you have antitheism, hard determinism, militant atheism, … Continue reading Continue reading

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Desires of my heart

Let the little children come to me 14Jesus said, “Let the little children come to me, and do not hinder them, for the kingdom of heaven belongs to such as these.” — Matthew 19:14, NIV Once St Mary’s clocked that … Continue reading Continue reading

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What do you do when God comes for your LinkedIn?

My Father’s house has many rooms 2 My Father’s house has many rooms; if that were not so, would I have told you that I am going there to prepare a place for you? 3 And if I go and … Continue reading Continue reading

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Bookshelf

Recovery You’re reading again. my brother remarked, last fall. You said you couldn’t read before. I jolted. It was true. When I am depressed I lose the ability to read books. This is one of the worst symptoms. Staring at … Continue reading Continue reading

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Perfect love casts out bitterness

18 There is no fear in love, but perfect love casts out fear; for fear has to do with punishment, and whoever fears has not reached perfection in love. — 1 John 4:18, NRSVA That escalated quickly. How was morning … Continue reading Continue reading

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Milestones and Morning Prayer

2023 Morning Prayer is said each weekday at St Mary’s. Last year I took to going semi-regularly, on Tuesdays. Because it gets me out of the house, I explain. I go to the gym on Tuesdays, in the morning, I … Continue reading Continue reading

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