St. Paul on Mothers’ Day
Ian B. As we approach Mothering Sunday, let’s be grateful for all the people who ‘mother’ children, whether or not they are biologically related to them. We think of everyone who can…
A-list, B-list…
Preaching at The Good Shepherd on Luke’s Blessings and Woes – Luke 6.17-26; Psalm 1 There’s a Christmas song that is banned in our house: Santa Claus is coming to…
Joseph was a Righteous Man – be like Joseph
Just before last Christmas I preached on Joseph, drawing on some of my MA research a few years ago into Joseph’s care for Jesus and its correspondence with foster care.…
Love’s austere and lonely offices
There’s a poem titled Those Winter Sundays by Robert Hayden which ends with a question about the love of a father. It’s a beautiful little poem about remembering childhood and…
An Advent Prayer
For our church Advent booklet this year, members of the congregation were asked to reflect on Psalm 20.1-5, which is perhaps quite a surprising prayer, and then to offer a…
Talk to God, not just about God
This (long) post is largely the text of my sermon yesterday at The Good Shepherd, Lee, when we were concluding a short series on the book of Job as well…
Loss, Lament & Hope
Here’s the (approximate!) text of my twin short sermons at The Good Shepherd, Lee on 30 June 2024. Or you can listen here to the Lament and the Hope. Lamentations…
The Good Shepherd
Last Sunday I was privileged to preach for the first time at the church where our family has recently settled, The Church of the Good Shepherd with St. Peter, Lee.…
Women of Holy Week
An Easter journey in nine stories – Paula Gooder A thoughtful imaginative (re-)telling of the stories of nine women who encountered Jesus in the final week of his life (and…
Flood and Fury
Old Testament Violence and the Shalom of God – Matthew J. Lynch An easy to read and thought provoking exploration of some of the often-quoted ‘violent’ texts of the Old…