Malcolmdrogers
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I'm a vicar in the Church of England, married, with three great boys.
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Cross and Resurrection
http://crossandresurrection.blogspot.co.uk/
Talks, sermons and reflection on God, life and the things that really matter.
LATEST ARTICLES ( 403 )
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Dependence on God and Miracles.
Mark 6:1-13 “And Jesus could do no deed of power there, except that he laid his hands on a few sick people and cured them” (Mark 6:5) Compare that with Mark... Read more
Posted on 07 July 2024 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY -
Excellence in Giving
2 Corinthians 8:7-24 Talking about giving!It is sometimes difficult coming into the middle of a passage. In 2 Corinthians 8, Paul has been speaking of the... Read more
Posted on 30 June 2024 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY -
The Presence and Absence of Jesus. A Talk at the End of the Community of St...
Mark 4.35-41 There is the story told of a millionaire who threw a party. He takes his guests outside and shows them his swimming pool. Read more
Posted on 24 June 2024 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY -
True God from True God.
1 John 5.18-21 A couple of weeks ago I was helping with some interviews for a Christian chaplain at a hospital. One of the questions that I asked was, ‘What is... Read more
Posted on 16 June 2024 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY -
Four Reasons Not to Lose Heart.
2 Corinthians 4.13-5.1 In 2 Corinthians 4:1, the beginning of this section, Paul writes, “We do not lose heart” And here (4.16), “We do not lose heart” It is... Read more
Posted on 06 June 2024 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY -
A Prayer Based on the Magnificat
O Mighty and Holy God,Look with compassion on me, Your servant. Keep me in the fear of You, so that I receive all things as Your gift of mercy.Humble me, so tha... Read more
Posted on 05 June 2024 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY -
The Vision of God. Isaiah 6:1-8
Isaiah 6:1-8Trinity 2024The Trinity is not a problem to be solved, but a relationship to be encountered. There is a great clip from the film, Nuns on the Run... Read more
Posted on 25 May 2024 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY -
John 15:26-16:15 on the Holy Spirit. Pentecost 2024
John 15:26-16:15 It is a very special few days: we have Ascension, Pentecost and, next Sunday, Trinity At Pentecost we celebrate the gift of the Holy Spirit... Read more
Posted on 17 May 2024 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY -
On Dragons.
The dedication of the coronation gate, St Margaret's Church, Burnham Norton, 5 May 2024I’d like to speak for a few moments about the dragon on our new coronatio... Read more
Posted on 04 May 2024 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY -
A Call to Persevere. Mark 13.5-13. St Mark's Day 2024
Mark 13:5-13‘When you hear of wars and rumours of wars’It is rather an appropriate passage.Jesus is being asked when the temple will be destroyed. Read more
Posted on 01 May 2024 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY -
Easter Sunday 2024. An All Age Talk. On Easter Eggs
John 20.1-9Who has been given an Easter egg?What is your egg like? You can find remarkable Easter eggs: This is a very clever Dinosaur egg!Much more important:... Read more
Posted on 30 March 2024 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY -
Easter Sunday 2024 When It Was Still Dark ...
John 20.1-8Early on the first day of the week, while it was still dark .. It was dark.Jesus – the one who the first disciples had put their trust in, who they... Read more
Posted on 28 March 2024 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY -
Passion Sunday Isaiah 50:4-10
Isaiah 50:4-10On that first Palm Sunday Jesus came down from Mount of Olives, through the Kidron valley and rides up into Jerusalem. Read more
Posted on 23 March 2024 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY -
Joseph of Nazareth
Joseph is the figure in the bottom left of the icon of the nativity. Sometimes he is in the bottom right. But he is separated apart from, out of the main scene... Read more
Posted on 19 March 2024 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY -
John 2.13-22: Spiritual Spring Cleaning - Getting the Centre, the Mind and the...
John 2.13-22 It is getting a bit warmer – we hope – and maybe a bit dryer. And it is time to begin to do some spring cleaning But not just of our houses or... Read more
Posted on 27 February 2024 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY -
Mark 1:9-15 When Wild Beasts Surround Us
Mark 1.9-15‘Many bulls encircle me, strong bulls of Bashan surround me; they open wide their mouths at me, like a ravening and roaring lion’ (Ps 22.13) 1. Read more
Posted on 18 February 2024 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY -
Mark 9.1-8 The Glory That Shapes the Suffering.
Mark 9.1-8Last week looking at 'cosmic' Christ. Jesus the creator and lord of all, the source of everything - even life and being. Read more
Posted on 11 February 2024 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY -
Luke 2:22-40 What Can Followers of Jesus Christ Say in a World That Seems to Be...
Luke2:22-40 [A sermon preached at St Luke's West Holloway]Thank you for the invitation. Great to see some familiar faces I was vicar of your neighbour, Mary Mag... Read more
Posted on 27 January 2024 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY -
John 1:43-51 For People Who Feel Invisible.
John 1:43-51 It is very difficult to be unseen, invisible I remember on one occasion when we were having a meal. There was Alison, myself and the three boys.... Read more
Posted on 13 January 2024 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY -
Christmas and the Glory of God
Luke 2.1-14"In that region there were shepherds living in the fields .. then an angel of the Lord stood before them and the glory of the Lord shone around... Read more
Posted on 23 December 2023 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY