"The kingdom of heaven is like . . ." The following is the text of the sermon I preached at the 8.00am Holy Communion service on Sunday, 27 July; at Church — St Mary the Virgin, Godmanchester. "The … [Read more...]
ASBO Jesus passes comment
July 26, 2008 By
ASBO Jesus passes comment ASBO Jesus has passed comment in his own inimitable style on one of the hot topics currently doing the rounds of the Christian and, to a certain extent, political, blogosphere. … [Read more...]
Give us patience and courage never to lose hope
July 25, 2008 By
Give us patience and courage never to lose hope Thinking about "hope" and the Church, the BBC Radio 4 Thought for the Day was, I think, especially apposite on Wednesday of this week (23 July). Hopefully, … [Read more...]
Broke the Blog
July 23, 2008 By
Broke the Blog I've had to restore a week old backup of the database. I'm not in the least sure what I actually did, but something broke the blog. Hopefully things are back to where they were, on the … [Read more...]
Hallowed be your name
July 22, 2008 By
Hallowed be your name A name was extremely significant in Hebrew thought. Names weren't chosen by parents because they thought the initials would look good on their luggage. Neither did they choose … [Read more...]
Revive your Church in our day
July 18, 2008 By
Revive your Church in our day It seems so appropriate that we should be praying for a revival of God's Church this week, of all weeks. Not only is it the Ninth Sunday after Trinity, which is just another … [Read more...]
Jesus at the Temple
July 16, 2008 By
Jesus at the Temple The following is the text of the sermon I preached when I led Evensong on Sunday, 13 July; at Church -- St Mary the Virgin, Godmanchester. It was quite disconcerting when I first … [Read more...]
When we prosper save us from pride
July 11, 2008 By
When we prosper save us from pride When compared with the society I live in, I would very definitely not be thought of as prosperous, and certainly don't live in a house anything like the one pictured … [Read more...]
The Praying Hands
July 9, 2008 By
The Praying Hands This is the inspirational story behind a very famous picture: Albrecht Durer's, "The Praying Hands". I haven't been able to find a definitive source for the story, but it is repeated … [Read more...]
Our Father in heaven
July 7, 2008 By
Our Father in heaven Right at the beginning of the prayer, we need to know who it is that we're praying to. When we come to the God of the universe in prayer, Jesus tells us, we can call him Father. … [Read more...]
Andrew Gosden (now 16) has been missing from his Doncaster home since 14 September 2007. The search continues.