Monthly Archives: December 2019

Ghostly: Why Pray?

Posted on December 6, 2019 by canonhawes

  I came across an article in The Church Times by Bishop John Saxbee, whose previous books include ‘Liberal Evangelism’,His position is fairly typical of a 21st Century Anglican Clergy person: ‘the enlightenment can’t be undone’; ‘the modern world view … Continue reading →

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THE TWO WAYS OF THE SPIRIT.

Posted on December 4, 2019 by canonhawes

TWO WAYS OF THE SPIRIT and the use of images in Christian prayer.   In his wonderfully rich, insightful and poetic history of the Holy Spirit ‘The Descent of the Dove.’ (1939) Charles Williams (a late edition to the Oxford … Continue reading →

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An Advent Prayer

Posted on December 4, 2019 by canonhawes

An Advent Prayer       Come Lord Like a thief In the dead of night.   Break through the Wall of my will, For I resist you stlll.   You have a key, Unlock my heart: Steal all those … Continue reading →

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