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• The Word That Makes Us Glorious. Easter Day 2026

  

  Matthew 28:1-10This was a sermon preached at a family service when we created a living model of this image.An icon of the myrrh bearing women. Prosopon school. Read more

  Posted on 06 April 2026 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• Dangerous Holy Ground—and an Open Door. Good Friday 2026

  

  Hebrews 10.19-25This passage seems to be addressing a problem we don’t have. It is talking to people who are afraid of praying, of coming into the presence of... Read more

  Posted on 03 April 2026 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• How to Take Over the World - on a Donkey!

  

  Matthew 21:1-11How do you take over a country – especially one that does not want to be taken over?Do you take out the leadership, a le Trump? Do you use... Read more

  Posted on 28 March 2026 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• From Rumour to Sight: Lord, I Want to See

  

  Mark 10:46-52 I’ve been reflecting for the last couple of weeks on this story – of the healing of blind Bartimaeus. 1. Bartimaeus has heard rumours of Jesus.He... Read more

  Posted on 22 March 2026 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• Living Water for a Thirsty Soul

  

  John 4.4-42 We seek the things of this world. At the very basic we seek water and food Jesus here asks the Samaritan woman for a drink. He is tired and thirsty. Read more

  Posted on 17 March 2026 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• When We Are Desperate. Matthew 15:21-28

  

  Matthew 15:21–28The woman in our story is desperate. She is a Gentile yet she comes to a Jew, and not just any Jew. She recognises him as Messiah, 'Son of... Read more

  Posted on 03 March 2026 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• 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