Jonathan.Crabtree
I could have given up, but I didn’t…
The New Year always revives a sense of urgent ambition for meto accomplish something great in the unknown and optimistic days that lie...
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Jonathan.Crabtree
Dec 27, 20224 min read
Churches and Pubs
Aside from a handful of shops, there are two places considered ‘open’ on Christmas Day in England, at least: Churches and Pubs. The...
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Jonathan.Crabtree
Dec 20, 20224 min read
Time is…
‘But Mary kept all these things and pondered them in her heart.’ Luke 2:19 Just recently, Kristina shared with me that this was the first...
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Jonathan.Crabtree
Dec 13, 20225 min read
‘Before AND After’
Isaiah 52:2, ‘Shake yourself from the dust, arise; sit down, O Jerusalem! Loose yourself from the bonds of your neck, O captive daughter...
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Jonathan.Crabtree
Dec 6, 20224 min read
Advent of: Love is patient. Love is kind.
A reflection on 1st Corinthians 13:4 for the season of Advent, the season of anticipating and expecting Jesus to make all things new. The...
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Jonathan.Crabtree
Nov 29, 20223 min read
Advent of…Hope
For the Church, we are in the liturgical season of Advent, our ‘new’ year. On the four Sundays leading to Christmas, we have four candles...
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Jonathan.Crabtree
Nov 22, 20224 min read
Restoration and Repentance
Restoration I’ve more than likely written about restoration, and I know I’ve preached on restoration in the past. But today, there is a...
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Jonathan.Crabtree
Nov 15, 20223 min read
What about tomorrow?
Psalm 37 has become a favorite of mine in recent years, especially since early 2020. While I read this Psalm once a month, there have...
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Jonathan.Crabtree
Nov 8, 20223 min read
Remembering those gone
Today, 8 November, holds a special place in my heart, as I remember the birthday of my absolute best friend, Stephen Tillotson. He would...
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Jonathan.Crabtree
Nov 1, 20225 min read
Anticipating Anxiety
It’s no secret that I struggle with anxiety, and I’ve probably had it for some quite time in my life. Maybe you struggle with it. Maybe...
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Jonathan.Crabtree
Oct 25, 20229 min read
"14 Things I've Learned About You"
Today, October 25th, Kristina and I celebrate 14 years of marriage, and I’m honestly not sure where the time has gone. During these...
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Jonathan.Crabtree
Oct 18, 20224 min read
For such a time as this…
For such a time as this… The best stories are the ones with conflict. Why? Because it’s creating an unresolved tension that keeps us...
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Jonathan.Crabtree
Oct 11, 20226 min read
Autumn is such a contemplative season, isn’t it?
It’s like Summer’s gift to Winter as a hospitable gesture welcoming the presence of change. But with change, comes insecurity, tension,...
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Jonathan.Crabtree
Oct 4, 20223 min read
Grace. Light. Revival. Ezra9:8
Autumn is upon us. The days are noticeably shorter, and the wind blows a little bit cooler. Summer is officially over. So that means the...
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Jonathan.Crabtree
Sep 28, 20223 min read
This is Desert
“This is desert.” Acts 8:26b (New King James Version) Nothing makes me feel more alone than thinking the worst-case scenario of any...
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Kristina.Crabtree
Jul 1, 20225 min read
A reflection of my soul...
Dear reader, At the beginning of this year, a group of ladies from my old CrossFit gym decided we would read the bible together for one...
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Jonathan.Crabtree
Dec 29, 20214 min read
Coaching by Walking
In my limited free time, I found between moving towns in the US and then overseas to the UK, I trained to be a life coach. Over the last...
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Jonathan.Crabtree
Nov 22, 20217 min read
A pastor without a parish, but not a pastor without people.
To be honest, I miss all of the ‘pastor’ stuff, like preaching, teaching, administering the sacraments. I miss the people, even though...
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Jonathan.Crabtree
Nov 6, 20215 min read
There’s Death in Life and Life in Death: Part 2
A reflection on 1st Corinthians 11:23-26 & All Saints’ Sunday There’s always more to say about a subject, yet it never seems enough. With...
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Jonathan.Crabtree
Nov 5, 20213 min read
There’s Death in Life and Life in Death
A reflection on Numbers 21 and All Saints’ Sunday We sometimes only see one or the other such as: Light or darkness. On or off. Day or...
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