In more than thirty years Alan Neale has accompanied, supported and helped guide those in transition. Transition from single to couple, from closet to openly gay. The doors of transition have been marked age, employment, failing health and so much more. Alan’s work as Transition Coach is shaped by the beliefs that no-one is called to be alone in their journey, that strength is needed for the journey and that there is an “eloquence of the now” to which attention must be given. Everyone, every day is in transition; Alan is for you an experienced, sensitive, alert companion in the journey
The end and beginning of a year tends to make me feel a little schizoid – part of me knows that today, January 1st, has no distinct quality and yet, part of me, yearns that this day brings promise and hope of new beginnings. The solution, the resolution? Maybe to embrace the excitement of the… Continue reading
The Scripture verses for the meditation are below the video recording… Joel 2:25-27 25 I will repay you for the years that the swarming locust has eaten, the hopper, the destroyer, and the cutter, my great army, which I sent against you. 26 You shall eat in plenty and be satisfied, and praise the name… Continue reading
A short meditation on Joel 2:12-13 follows in the video recording; the Scripture verses are written below the video recording… Joel 2 12 “Even now,” declares the Lord, “return to me with all your heart, with fasting and weeping and mourning.” 13 Rend your heart and not your garments. Return to the Lord your God,… Continue reading
This meditation is inspired by today’s readings from Morning Prayer, Joel 1 and Revelation 19 and, especially, these two verses: (the audio is below the text) Joel 1:18 “How the animals groan! The herds of cattle wander about because there is no pasture for them; even the flocks of sheep are dazed.” Revelation 19:4-5 “And… Continue reading
The text is below the video… Sermon Preached at Worship of Three Episcopal Churches of Goldsboro, NC. Sunday November 8 2020, The Reverend Alan Neale “So…?” Any preacher sharing the Word of God to the People of God after an election, will walk with caution and deliberation. But even more so after the recent Presidential… Continue reading
As I drove to church this morning, a threefold alliterative command came often to my mind… Pray, Praise and Pause. I was encouraged again to Pray, Praise and Pause as I read this letter from the Archbishops of Canterbury and York, published in the London Times. A daily prayer can guide us through lockdown… Continue reading
Technical difficulties precluded inclusion of video in this post, maybe an answer to your prayers? We’ll try and do better next time! Alan Sermon Preached Sunday August 16th 2020. “Under Full Warranty” Romans 11:29 “The gifts and call of God are irrevocable.” Or as the Message Translation reads, “God’s gifts and God’s call are… Continue reading
So, dare the math be this simple… if a church has a congregation of 100… 40 are choosing to watch its services etc, 40 are choosing to watch other churches and 20… well, 20 are either just happy as they are or can’t access internet. All this must have repercussions on church attendance in the… Continue reading
Bishop Jim Jelinek and I have decided to offer short meditations during the week so that while respecting the urgent need for physical distancing we can help nurture social closeness in the Lord. My text for today is below the audio… Reflection on Mark 1:1-3 Bishop Jim and I have decided that we will offer… Continue reading
This Sunday there were three Gospel stories from which to choose; I think many came to church expecting the “wise men” Gospel from Matthew but instead I chose the story from Luke’s Gospel in which Jesus is separated from his parents without their knowledge. Eventually he is found… but, amazingly, in the Temple in deep… Continue reading