I am privileged like many people in our area to know Ian Robertson, former councillor in Walsall in the West Midlands, and in previous years, the cabinet member for health on the council. His track record of service to the local community and his humanitarian work abroad, marks him out as an example of someone […]
With the recent General Election beginning to fade into distant memory, and with a new government adjusting from being in opposition where it was free to criticize to now having to be judged on the decisions it takes, what does this mean for people of faith? This blog is based on the sermon I gave […]
We recently spend a very pleasant week in Cornwall where once again I was allowed the privilege of leading worship at Delabole Methodist Church in the Camelford/Week St Mary Circuit. Sunday May 26th was Trinity Sunday, that celebration of the three persons of God, Father, Son and Holy Spirit. Being more than conscious of failing […]
At the start of this year I put down as one of my New Year resolutions to be more active with the blog not for commercial success or even for critical acclaim, but for my own sense of well-being and spiritual contentment. Below is an extract from a sermon I was privileged to give last […]
I am acutely aware that I have not posted anything on this site since the Pilate reflection on Good Friday. Between cataract removals, preparing to be officially accredited as a Methodist Local Preacher, losing our faithful staffy, Bella, through arthritis and cancer, moving to our new Cornish holiday lodge and somehow, managing to prepare and […]
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 […]
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