OK – I’m a slacker. I have been terrible in recent years at writing. I’m now licensed, and am gradually picking myself up and starting to dedicate a chunk of time each day to sitting down and writing. And today is Day One. I was not surprised at the election of President-elect Donald Trump in…
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A good starting point in any blog is to let folks know where the blog name came from. When I decided to write this blog. I’m not really one of the world’s great theologians – and even now after training I doubt I will be! I wanted to come up with something that tried to…
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Mothering Sunday, 15th March, 2015 Mothering Sunday is a tough day to preach on. We celebrate motherhood, and whilst my mother died some years ago she was a great mum, and I’ve been blessed by having a fine mother in law. Whilst I have no children, I’ve been lucky enough to be involved in the…
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January 25th, 2015 – Conversion of Paul Both of tonight’s readings describe the calling of men to speak the word of God – a calling that God makes in two VERY different ways. For Saul, it’s a sudden calling of breath-taking drama – Jesus appears to him, he is blinded for three days, doesn’t eat…
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December 14th, 2014 “Are we there yet?” On any journey involving children (and some adults, like me!) it’s likely that these words will be heard at any point after 15 minutes in to the journey. And then will be heard every 15 minutes until arrival… “Has he been yet?” Words that parents of younger children…
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I don’t agree with all the views expressed on these sites, but I read them regularly! Christianity Today Church Leaders
I recently preached on Isaiah 45:1-7 – where God anoints Cyrus – for Sunday Evening prayers, and was a little nervous about the sermon, which focused on how God works through unbelievers, and definitely felt that this was one of those times when I could do with a little guidance from above as to whether…
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October 19th, 2014 In room 52 of the British Museum there is a barrel-shaped clay cylinder, dated around 538BC, about 9” long and 3” in diameter at it’s widest point – looking at pictures of it I’m reminded of a corn on the cob…. This is the Cyrus Cylinder, and there is a copy of…
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August 31st, 2014 “What we do in life echoes in eternity.” Film fans here tonight will recognise this quote as coming from the film ‘Gladiator’. It’s one of those films that I admire but can’t watch it too often because it makes me cry. But that phrase, uttered by the hero of the film, Maximus,…
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August 3rd, 2014 When I was a teenager, I’m afraid to admit that I was an agnostic. I guess these days I’d be called ‘spiritual but not religious’. I would hear of Jesus’s miracles and then, with the absolute certainty and fullness of knowledge that only a 14 year old boy can have I would…
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