Yesterday was the Feast of Christ the King – and that meant a lovely baptism service of a pair of twins.
Here’s how it went:
Unbridled joy.
2 responses to “Eric is blogging”
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still, whatever you think of the disciplines, the blog must be good news…
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Suprise/ suprise. I also have a degree in Pracical Theology from Scotland’s first Uni,
As the great Rev/Prof Tim Gorringe taught ” If theology is not practical it is not theology. It might be something else but it is not theology “.
A comment this humble graduate totally agrees with.
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Baptism update
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Pentecost
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Hellbound
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