Matt Ralph
Is Christmas cancelled?
It’s been a gruelling year. The physical and emotional hardships felt unevenly across the world need no roll-call here. With traditional...
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Sleeping Fruit
Trying to follow Christ "The First-Fruits of those who have fallen asleep" (1 Corinthians 15:20)
An ordinand (trainee-church-vicar to-be) reflects on calling, suffering and the new life that comes from death
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Matt Ralph
Oct 11, 20204 min read
So what is priestly/presbyteral ministry? Blog 7 of 7
(it's a ruler, cos we're gonna talk about a Rule of Life) We have covered a lot of ground, yet so much is left undiscussed. We started...
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Matt Ralph
Oct 5, 20203 min read
I heard the voice of Jesus Say - alternative words!
So I wrote a set of words to my favourite hymn (if you're in a hurry, scroll to the bottom to find them) for our Ridley Hall 'creative...
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Matt Ralph
Oct 4, 20203 min read
Wow I've actually started
No place like home - my study at Ridley Hall. Don't worry, I brought some more books in since this photo! Just to interrupt the...
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Matt Ralph
Oct 4, 20209 min read
So what is priestly/presbyteral ministry? Blog 6 of 7
What is priesthood to me? While reflecting on priesthood through writing this essay, several themes from my own life became prominent. I...
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Matt Ralph
Jul 26, 20209 min read
So what is priestly/presbyteral ministry? Blog 5 of 7
Blog 5 of 7 - Minister The Priest Given the priesthood of Christ and the priesthood of all believers explored above, we now consider in...
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Matt Ralph
Jun 30, 20207 min read
So what is priestly/presbyteral ministry? Blog 4 of 7
Blog 4 of 7 - Church The Priest The purpose of this blog-post is to come back to 1 Peter (which also featured heavily in Blog 3) to see...
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Matt Ralph
Jun 23, 20206 min read
So what is priestly/presbyteral ministry? Blog 3 of 7
Blog 3 of 7 - Christ The Priest The author of the epistle to the Hebrews makes it clear that one of the victories won by Christ through...
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Matt Ralph
Jun 9, 20204 min read
So what is priestly/presbyteral ministry? Blog 2 of 7
Blog 2 of 7 - Setting out the landscape We start with a few quotations: You shall not go outside the entrance of the tent of meeting for...
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Matt Ralph
Jun 4, 20203 min read
So what is priestly/presbyteral ministry? Blog 1 of 7
Blog 1 of 7 - Sorting out the jargon This 7-part blog series will explore the nature of priestly/presbyteral identity, based on an essay...
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Matt Ralph
May 31, 20207 min read
What's going on? An ordinand's FAQ
On 23rd January 2020 I was "recommended for training" by a Bishops' Advisory Panel and the Bishop of Barking gave his backing for me to...
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Matt Ralph
May 26, 20202 min read
In the beginning...
Right, here goes. One step at a time. Hello and welcome to what is currently called 'Sleeping Fruit'. I've already been through an...
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