Jul 5, 20223 min readAbout St John’s GospelNo annunciation or visitation of Mary to Elizabeth, no manger, no angels, no shepherds or wise men... they are all absent from John’s...
Jul 5, 20223 min readA Sermon for Ascension—2022This year the Feast of Ascension coincided with the beginning of the long weekend celebrating Her Majesty’s 70 years on the throne. The...
Jun 8, 20221 min readDo you know...The Serenity Prayer?Yes, most people would reply: “God, grant me grace to accept with serenity, the things that cannot be changed; courage to change the...
Jun 8, 20223 min readSheep, Shepherd and the LambLast month we explored the theme of sacrifice in Christianity and noted that there was a paradox, of Jesus being the sacrifice as well as...
May 15, 20224 min readSacrificeSacrifice is a word that we use lightly these days: try counting up how many times it occurs in our regular worship, or on the news and...
May 15, 20222 min readPutin and his ChurchA most remarkable feature of the Russian Invasion of Ukraine has been the conduct of Kirill, Patriarch of the Russian Orthodox Church,...
Mar 18, 20222 min readOur BBCThe British Broadcasting Corporation turns 100 years old this year. Also known as the Beeb and Auntie, she has indeed become a grand old...
Jan 29, 20224 min readThe Creeds (7)... the Life to ComeIn the earlier parts of the Creeds, we profess our belief in God, the Father and Creator, his only begotten Son, our Saviour Jesus...
Dec 1, 20211 min readCOP26—what did it achieve? The fortnight of COP26 in Glasgow, when the nations gathered to consider Climate Change, turned into 15 days in the end, with...