by Kath Sugden | Jan 7, 2020 | Rector's Blog
Dear All, “Very rarely will anyone die for a righteous person, …but God demonstrates his own love for us in this: while we were still sinners, Christ died for us.” (Romans 5 : 7 – 8 NIV) This is a motto verse that David Bate has very kindly offered to...
by Kath Sugden | Nov 11, 2019 | Rector's Blog
How is Renewal and Revival going to happen in Britain in our generation?What do I mean by these terms? The last officially recorded ‘revival’ in Britain was on the Island of Lewis (Hebrides) in 1949 -52 . It is when God moves in the power of the Holy Spirit across a...
by Kath Sugden | Sep 2, 2019 | Rector's Blog
Dear All, The beginning of the academic year coincides with a set reading for 1st September from Hebrews 13. Verse 2 reads: ‘Do not neglect to show hospitality to strangers, for thereby some have entertained angels unawares.’ Might we have entertained angels...
by Kath Sugden | Aug 15, 2019 | Rector's Blog
Dear All, Earlier this year I had the huge privilege of taking a 3 month sabbatical. My wife and I were able to travel to Russia, where she had worked for a missionary agency for 13 years. Also to Canada, where she had spent an important 2 years of her childhood....
by Kath Sugden | Mar 12, 2019 | Rector's Blog
Recently I was doing some dabbling around in the historical links between Frenchay and William Penn, founder of the colony of Pennsylvania. One of my sources mentioned that the naming of Pennsylvania was actually attached to his father’s name (Admiral Sir William...
by Kath Sugden | Feb 14, 2019 | Rector's Blog
“Human anger does not produce the right answer from God.” (James 1 : 19 paraphrased) A while back, as I was doing some work as chaplain with one of our main national orchestras, I was asked by one of the musicians: ‘What can you provide for the likes of me that isn’t...
