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I preached this on my last Sunday evening at church, August 23rd.  The readings were John 6:57-69 and Ephesians 6:10-20. I once knew two pastors, who’d both moved into new churches in the past couple of years. We were all together and chatting about church stuff, and I asked one of them how he’d been [...]

I preached this at a lunchtime service a few weeks ago, but have only just got it online. I actually preached without notes, so what you see here is a summary from my original script. The reading was Revelation 1:1-8 Mike’s called me in to do the sermon for the last Wednesday lunchtime service of [...]

I preached this at St C’s lunchtime service, two Wednesdays ago. The readings were Romans 1:16-25 and James 3:13-4:3 Let me read you a story… Six blind men encounter an elephant – although how they knew that it was an elephant. The first touches its trunk and says that an elephant is like a palm [...]

I preached this yesterday, in St Cuthbert’s’ evening service. The readings were Acts 1:9-14 and Zechariah 14:2-22 As you’re probably aware, this Thursday is Ascension day. Ascension day holds one enduring memory for me. It’s the day when I once heard a preacher preach a sermon that included the phrase “space-time continuum”. When vicars do [...]

Who here got their cards posted on time for Mothers’ day? I thankfully did, so my brothers and I managed a two thirds hit rate this year. We’re getting better! Anyway, somebody actually told me why Mothers’ day falls when it does. It’s in late March. Now, count forward 9 months and which major Christian [...]