I am publishing this blog two days before Good Friday in order that those who read it can reflect both now and on the day itself what Good Friday actually means to them. It is based on John 18:28 – 19:16 (nrsv). Context: When we read this version of Christ’s passion, we can almost feel […]
This blog posting is based on a sermon I gave at a local United Reformed Church on February 05th, which had as its theme the way we have allowed ourselves to become practitioners of a false observance of faith, leading to accusations of hypocrisy and the “de-churching” of many congregations. The chosen texts were Isaiah […]
I recently had the great privilege of being asked to deliver the message at a local, Black-led Evangelical Church whose Pastor is a friend of mine, and with whom I also share Chaplaincy duties for our Local Neighbourhood Policing Unit. Being Evangelical in outlook, the focus of their worship is on the person of Jesus […]
First of all, a very Happy New Year to you all and it is my fervent hope that 2023 will be a bit more structured and less chaotic than the year we have just had – certainly on the political front! With our new Monarch publicly professing the importance of faith and the light which […]
At a recent mid-week service (22nd November) I shared with the congregation my reflection on the forthcoming season of advent and the start of another church new year due the following Sunday. The historic significance of the date, November 22nd,became familiar to those with sufficiently long memories during the service. This helped underpin my theme […]
It has been quite a few months since we celebrated the Platinum Jubilee last June. Two monarchs, three Prime Ministers, several cabinet reshuffles and all against the backdrop of war in Ukraine, rising energy costs and general economic and environmental upheaval. Where may you ask is God in all this? How can we still hold […]
I have unable to post any new blogs since June as I have been completing a training programme which will allow me to move up from being a Methodist Worship Leader to a Methodist Local Preacher, complete with roving commission to preach in other circuits and districts (something I already do but we’ll let that […]
The text for this post is taken from a sermon I gave on Sunday June 26th at one of our local Methodist churches. The theme of the service featured on the forming of a new covenant which also coincided with the many ordinations into Christian ministry which took place over that weekend. The readings for […]
This blog is based on a sermon I gave very recently on the question of is God a micro-manager invading every aspect of our lives, or does he simply set the parameters and rely on humanity responding accordingly? You don’t have to be a student of history – or even theology – to know and […]
In the second of two blog postings on the subject of how faith as I have experienced it made an impact on my own personal life, I will focus this time on my support for those living with neurological illness, specifically Motor Neurone Disease or MND. As I wrote last time, my association with MND […]
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