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• The Light in Which We See Light. John 1:9

  

  John 1.9We are told that at the beginning of time as we know it, the whole universe was very small: about a million trillion times smaller than an atom and... Read more

  Posted on 07 February 2021 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• Meeting with God. Luke 2.22-38

  Luke 2.22-38 We are at the end of the Christmas season! Today we read the last of the stories about the baby Jesus. We remember when Joseph and Mary bring the... Read more

  Posted on 31 January 2021 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• How Jesus Can Turn a Crisis into a Blessing. John 2.1-11

  John 2.1-11Last week we heard Jesus say to Nathaniel that he would see heaven opened and angels ascending and descending on the son of man. Read more

  Posted on 23 January 2021 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• Good News for a Cynic. John 1.43-51

  

  John 1.43-51 I wonder whether you believe that this world is all that there is. The world of sense: of sight, touch, smell, taste and sound – or if you believe... Read more

  Posted on 16 January 2021 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• Baptism and a New Start. Mark 1.4-11

  

  Mark 1.4-11 A new year offers us the promise of new beginnings, of fresh starts. We can press the reset button - so long as it is reset and not overload! Read more

  Posted on 09 January 2021 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• Galatians 4:4-7 The Meaning of Christmas

  Galatians 4.4-7 My word for Christmas has been the word ‘ponder’. To think long and hard about something All who hear about the miraculous birth of John the... Read more

  Posted on 27 December 2020 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• The Manger in the Hand (continued!): an All Age Talk for Christmas Morning 2020

  

  We've done one crib - and we are now going to make a second The setting for this crib scene is our hand Place your thumb into the palm of your hand Your thumb i... Read more

  Posted on 24 December 2020 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• How God Grabs Our Attention. Midnight Communion 2020

  

  I’ve recently read a book ‘Stand out of our light', by James Williams It is about how social media - which, don’t get me wrong, offers so much - grabs our... Read more

  Posted on 22 December 2020 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• The Hand of God in the Manger. A Carol Service Talk for 2020

  

  Christmas is a time of coming together But this year for many it is a time of separation We are now separated from you, and we are not alone. There are many... Read more

  Posted on 11 December 2020 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• ‘O That You Would Tear Open the Heavens and Come Down’ Isaiah 64.1-9

  

  Isaiah 64.1-9‘O that you would tear open the heavens and come down’ (Isaiah 64.1) In Isaiah 64, the people of Israel have returned from exile. Read more

  Posted on 28 November 2020 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• Matthew 25.14-30: Using Our Talents for God

  

  Matthew 25.14-30 Three reflections on the parable of the talents1. Treat what you have as a gift from God entrusted to you The Master entrusts each of the slave... Read more

  Posted on 15 November 2020 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• The Song of the Ruthless Shall Be Stilled. A Talk for Remembrance Sunday Moscow...

  Remembrance Sunday 2020 We have come to remember. In a few minutes we are going to have our two minutes silence. Two minutes – and I’m quoting from a series of... Read more

  Posted on 07 November 2020 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• Revelation 21.1-7: A Talk for a Service of Thanksgiving and Remembrance for Thos...

  Revelation 21.1-7It has not been an easy year for many people. COVID is not a good way to die People are separated from those that they loveAnd several of you... Read more

  Posted on 07 November 2020 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• How Do I Love God and Love My Neighbour? Matthew 22.34-40

  Matthew 22.34-40If we loved God with all our heart, soul and mind, and if we loved our neighbour as ourselves .. We would so delight in God that God would be... Read more

  Posted on 22 October 2020 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• St Sergius of Radonezh

  

  St Sergius is a figure or major significance. He is described as 'the Teacher and Mentor of the Russian land". His life was recorded by one of his followers,... Read more

  Posted on 05 October 2020 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• Forgetting God. Conspiracy Theories and the True Cornerstone. Matthew 21.33-46

  

  Matthew 21.33-46 Matthew 21 is a story that could inspire a block buster. A man builds a house on the edge of Moscow. He invests his time and his money to... Read more

  Posted on 04 October 2020 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• You Can Change Your Mind. Matthew 21.23-32

  

  Matthew 21.23-32 This reading is a challenge to us to change our mind To change our mind about Jesus. Jesus tells a story about a person who changed his mind, t... Read more

  Posted on 26 September 2020 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• Grace. Matthew 20.1-16

  

  Matthew 20.1-16 Last week we looked at forgiveness. This week we look at grace. Forgiveness is about mercy. It is about me not receiving what I deserve to... Read more

  Posted on 19 September 2020 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• Forgiveness. Matthew 18.21-35

  

  Matthew 18: 21-35 What do Christians have in common? It is certainly not language (although obviously at St Andrew’s that is quite important!), or culture or... Read more

  Posted on 12 September 2020 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• Living as Day People and Not as Night People - Romans 13.8-14

  

  Romans 13.8-14 Love for neighbour. Detail from choir screen. National Museum of Scotland. Wake up! That is what we are told in Romans 13. When I am on holiday... Read more

  Posted on 05 September 2020 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY