Here is my sermon, more or less, from Evensong on Sunday evening, The Fourth Sunday of Advent, at Godmanchester. If you've read my reflection on the Collect from Sunday, you will recognize where some of … [Read more...]
Nunc Dimittis

Nunc Dimittis Much of my public ministry is, by necessity because of my health, focussed on the service of Evensong. I have to say, I don't mind that in the least. I really like the timeless nature … [Read more...]
Give us insight to discern your will for us

Give us insight to discern your will for us I have been struggling recently to discern God's will for my life. For many years, I've strongly believed that where God calls, he also enables. It's something … [Read more...]
Serve thee with a quiet mind

Serve thee with a quiet mind Today is the Twenty-first Sunday after Trinity, just another Sunday towards the end of Ordinary Time in the Church's liturgical calendar. But for those of us lay people … [Read more...]
Speak, for I am with you

Speak, for I am with you The following is the text of the sermon I preached when I led Evensong on Sunday, 31 August; at Church — St Mary the Virgin, Godmanchester. Speak, for I am with you Acts … [Read more...]
You know our struggle to serve you
You know our struggle to serve you When I started to write this blog, I made a conscious decision that I wasn't going to make it too personal, too much about me and the various problems I might face. … [Read more...]






Andrew Gosden (now 16) has been missing from his Doncaster home since 14 September 2007. The search continues.