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The Cross and Chaos

I like to sit quietly before the service and pray to prepare myself for the formal worship. On one of the walls...
Canon Donald Lawton
March 3, 2024
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Reformation

The great summary of the Reformation which had its public awakening in Whittenburg, Germany around this date in...
Canon Donald Lawton
October 26, 2023
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Render unto God

I have a series of binders in which I keep my sermon and Bible study preparation research and other notes connected...
Canon Donald Lawton
October 21, 2023
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Reflection

In one of the scenes in his 1930’s classic, Good Bye, Mr. Chips, James Hilton describes the terror of the boys at a...
Canon Donald Lawton
October 14, 2023
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In the Presence of God

I am always intrigued by the account of the Burning Bush, from Exodus chapter 3. It is the type of story to catch...
Canon Donald Lawton
September 2, 2023
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Reflection

At various times I have been intrigued by the writings of Jacques Ellul, a French philosopher andlay theologian. He...
Canon Donald Lawton
August 6, 2023
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Plugged in for my Spiritual Life

I struggle with my spiritual life. I do not find it easy to remain connected to God in Jesus Christ. But one thing...
Canon Donald Lawton
July 28, 2023
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The God who Hears.  

 I have had the practice of giving a blessing at times when I am serving Communion.  Some of you may have...
Canon Donald Lawton
June 23, 2023
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Reflection

I share my birthday with St Richard of Chichester, a 12th century bishop in England.  He was a scholar and an...
Canon Donald Lawton
June 17, 2023
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The Waters of Baptism

       He was the last person I expected to do it.  In our Baptism prep sessions, he had told me about his...
Canon Donald Lawton
May 8, 2022

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