How to be a Godparent
Today’s Reading is very short. Just one verse. From the prophet Amos 5v24 – 24 But let justice roll on like a river, righteousness like a never-failing stream! So my question to you is What does that look like for you tomorrow? God is calling us to create a better world – a world full of Justice […]
Prophecy Hope
(a sermon I preached on Ezekiel 37) What a fabulous visceral image. Bones that rattle and pull together and then marrow and then tendons and then skin, and finally breath – wow. The punch line to all of this is Then, Then you will know that I the Lord have spoken. Its part of […]
God doesn’t quit on you
A sermon preached in St Lukes on Ezekiel 36.22-28. A new heart. Sunday 8th Oct 2023. As you listen to this reading – What jumps out to you, what sounds weird? What do you think is the take home point? Hope. God hasn’t given up on me on you. Not for your […]
HOLY LAND 2024
HOLY LAND 2024 Come with me to the Holy Land! Below you should find a Brochure, an Itinerary, a booking form, and something about travel insurance. WHEN: Flying out on Tuesday 24th September 2024 and flying back on Friday October 4th. HOW MUCH: £2859 – this includes everything, flights and all. It doesn’t cover lunch. […]
Remember God before
(a sermon preached on 17th Sept, based on Ecclesiastes 12) Remember God. Remember God when you wake up; “thank you Lord for this morning, that you have restored my soul”; when you go to the toilet “thank you Lord that these bits of mine are working”; when you eat your breakfast, when you find yourself […]
Return to Vicaring (with alternative thought about Balaam’s Donkey)
18th September 2023. Pastoral Letter Dearly Beloved It is good to be back. Thank you so much for praying for myself and for Lucy; thank you for getting on with looking out for each other and welcoming new people and for being supportive of Derreck and Stefan and Liz and Fred, and for being lovely […]
Get off your ass.
(A sermon preached on 10th September 2023) (Photo is of Eeyore) I’m very excited and glad to be back. I’ve had a lot of fun, you can read all about my time in Jerusalem and other places on the Blog. Someone said before my sabbatical – We know how this works, vicars go on sabbatical […]
Hear O Israel the Lord your God, the Lord, is one.
(A sermon preached at St Luke’s by James) Shema Israel Adonai Eluhenu Adonai Echad. Hear O Israel the LORD is our God, the Lord alone. I’m very excited to be back, I’ve missed you, I’ve been in Jerusalem – at least for ten days about three months ago. And I will be banging on about […]
HumanKind (book reviews)
Humankind a hopeful history by Rutger Bregman. This is a fabulous read. The punchline is basically ‘Wouldn’t it be nice if we could all be kind to each other for a change?’ Bregman goes through all those social-psychology experiments that have been done on us over the last century, especially looking closer at the ones […]
Old Family Photos
Everything is meaningless/futile/vanity. So says Ecclesiastes. Its enough to sober a chap. I spent last week scanning a vast number of slides and photos that I have inherited. They tell the story of my Mum before Dad, Dad before Mum and some very early me photos. I’ve used some as pics for recent blogs. The […]