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• Before You Throw the First Stone ..

  

  Letter for the March 2026 Burnham MagazineThere were rumours among some journalists that Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor was going to be moving to Burnham Norton. I... Read more

  Posted on 28 February 2026 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• Moving from the Night to the Light. John 3:1-17

  

  John 3:1-17 Nicodemus comes to Jesus in the night. Perhaps he comes in secret. Perhaps he is cautiousNicodemus Visiting Jesus, by Henry Ossawa Tanner, 1899But... Read more

  Posted on 28 February 2026 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• The Vision and the Voice. The Transfiguration of Jesus.

  

  Matthew 17:1-10We see Jesus transfigured.This icon was written by Theophanes the Greek c 1403.Elijah is on his right, and Moses on his left. And Peter, James an... Read more

  Posted on 11 February 2026 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• Do Not Worry!

  Matthew 6:25-34‘Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life’.This might seem rather unrealistic advice. I did an assembly on this passage on Tuesday and ... Read more

  Posted on 06 February 2026 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• The Uniting Power of the Cross. A Talk for the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity

  

  John 12:31-37It is good to meet together, especially as we disagree on many thingsWe disagree on where authority ultimately lies, on how to balance... Read more

  Posted on 24 January 2026 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• Conversion, Grace, and the Cost of Discipleship: Paul on the Road to Damascus

  

  Acts 9:1-22Today we are looking at the account of the conversion of St Paul, although in the reading he is known by his old name of Saul. It was a huge... Read more

  Posted on 24 January 2026 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• Baptism as a Way of Living

  

  Matthew 3:13-16Today we focus on the baptism of Jesus.The Baptism of Jesus. Mosaic from the dome of the Arian Baptistery in Ravenna (late C5th/early C6th). Read more

  Posted on 08 January 2026 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• From Tears of Grief to Tears of Joy.

  

  Matthew 2:13-18We’ve only just had Christmas and in our readings we are now, only three days later, in a real mess. ‘Jesus, Mary, Joseph and the wee donkey’... Read more

  Posted on 28 December 2025 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• The Baby in the Manger and the Ladder We Can’t Climb. Christmas Day 2025

  The big event for the Church this year has been the 1700th anniversary of the Nicene creed. Those are the words we say when we begin ‘I believe’ in every... Read more

  Posted on 24 December 2025 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• The Light of Christ. A Talk for Midnight Christmas Communion 2025

  We had a Christingle this afternoon. This is my Christingle. It looks like one of those old sputniks The key thing about the Christingle is the candle –... Read more

  Posted on 24 December 2025 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• The Three Wise Women of Bethlehem. Chistingle 2025

  Christingle 2025I loved the school nativity play. It was about Bethlehem – and the imagined police force in Bethlehem.They had a problem. There were so many... Read more

  Posted on 24 December 2025 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• The Gift of Dignity at Christmas. A Carol Service Talk 2005

  

  In Fra Angelico and Fra Filippo Lippi’s Adoration of the Magi, a rather chubby baby Jesus sits on Mary’s lap and blesses the wise man who kneels at his... Read more

  Posted on 20 December 2025 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• Steadying the Heart When Life Feels Slow, Unfair, Or Irritating

  

  James 5:7-10“Strengthen your hearts for the coming of the Lord is near”Images from the west side of St Marys Westgate, Burnham Market parapet. Read more

  Posted on 13 December 2025 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• A Wild Man with a Wild Message

  

  Matthew 3:1-12John was a wild man.The Assembly of the Holy Prophet St John the Baptist, Old Believer Icon, C19th Nevyansk school, Urals. All the people of... Read more

  Posted on 06 December 2025 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• How to Keep Spiritually Awake.

  

  Matthew 24.36-44 Advent is about keeping awake. Jesus tells the story the man who was burgled. He tells us that if the man had known when the burglar was coming... Read more

  Posted on 29 November 2025 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• Advent: A Season of Waiting and Longing

  We have just bought ourselves an Advent calendar. We couldn’t find one with the nativity scene but did find one with a village church in the snow - so it sort o... Read more

  Posted on 12 November 2025 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• Why Each Person Matters.

  

  REMEMBRANCE SUNDAY 2025A couple of weeks ago I heard an interview with a woman who had lost her father 50 years earlier, when she was a little girl. He had... Read more

  Posted on 09 November 2025 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• Trafalgar Day Sermon. On the 220th Anniversary of the Battle of Trafalgar and th...

  

  KEEPING THE MAST UPRIGHT What Nelson Can Teach Us About Faith and DutyA sermon preached in All Saints, Burnham Thorpe, the birthplace of Lord NelsonIt is... Read more

  Posted on 26 October 2025 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• How Will We Be Judged?

  

  Luke 18:9-14I love this story that Jesus tells. It is about a familiar theme that we find in Luke – a theme that is introduced in the Mary’s song: “God will... Read more

  Posted on 26 October 2025 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• The Fragility of Life

  

  Last month I had the privilege of visiting Herculaneum. The archaeological site is smaller than Pompeii and more manageable. There was obvious wealth - a huge... Read more

  Posted on 16 October 2025 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY