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• Imitating Those Who Follow Jesus

  1 Thessalonians1.1-10This is the second in our series on leaving footprints, on being a – and I appreciate that this is a very churchy word – disciple of Jesus... Read more

  Posted on 07 May 2016 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• Peggy Troll. A Funeral Talk

  

  Isaiah 40.27-31We are thinking of you, Jenny and Peter. There is something about losing a second parent, however much you were looking after her – and Peggy's... Read more

  Posted on 03 May 2016 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• A Disciple-making Community

  Matthew 28.16-20Summary: The risen Jesus commands us to be a disciple making, grace offering and teaching, learning, obedient people who by faith know that he i... Read more

  Posted on 23 April 2016 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• My Lord and My God

  

  John20.24-29Today we are looking at the last in the cycle of very early C6th mosaics that can be found in the church of St Apollinare Nuovo in Ravenna, which... Read more

  Posted on 15 April 2016 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• Hope is Kindled!

  

  Luke 24.13-35One of our boys talks in his sleep. We were on holiday, had been watching The Lord of the Rings, and were sharing a room in a B and B, when our... Read more

  Posted on 09 April 2016 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• When Confusion Gives Way to Joy. Easter Sunday 2016

  

  Luke 24.1-12The first consequence of Easter morning was not joy but confusion. You see we live in a universe that appears to be ruled by death.We come from... Read more

  Posted on 26 March 2016 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• The King Who Comes to Bring Peace.

  Mark 11.1-11Today we remember and we give thanks for that day when the king rode into his city.He is the King, the Messiah That is so clear in Mark’s gospel. Read more

  Posted on 19 March 2016 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• Who is Your True Mother?

  Galatians 4.21-31Paul writes, ‘The other woman corresponds to the Jerusalem above; she is free and she is our mother’ (Galatians 4.26)It is strange language. Wh... Read more

  Posted on 05 March 2016 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• Hospitality to the Stranger

  

  Genesis 18.1-8Today we are looking at a story of hospitality shown to some strangers.This is a story that comes from a different world: a different place and a... Read more

  Posted on 13 February 2016 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• What Communion Means.

  

  Luke 22.14-23We have now moved from the left to the right hand side of the church of St Apollinare Nuovo. We are not going to look at all of the 13 mosaics on... Read more

  Posted on 05 February 2016 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• It is All About Love

  

  1 Corinthians 13It really is all about love. This is one of the most beloved passages in the bible. It is the favourite at weddings. I also think it makes a... Read more

  Posted on 28 January 2016 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• The Fire of the Holy Spirit

  

  Luke 3.15-22It is a dirty place out there.Herod, in our reading, is an example of that. He wants to live life his way. And when John challenges him, he uses... Read more

  Posted on 09 January 2016 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• Building Our Life on the Rock

  

  Matthew 7.24-27There is something odd about this simple story that Jesus tells. It does not say quite what we think that it should say. Read more

  Posted on 02 January 2016 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• The Light of Your Life: a Talk for Christmas Eve Midnight Communion

  

  John 1.1-14I love Christmas lights – although probably not to the extent of the Gay family in New York who in 2014 had a display of 601736 lights, which involve... Read more

  Posted on 24 December 2015 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• The Silence of Christmas. A Talk for a Carol Service

  

  Zechariah 2.10-13Christmas is noisy. Christmas markets. Parties. Music. And there are umpteen carol services and concerts. Christmas may be a busy time of year... Read more

  Posted on 19 December 2015 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• Meeting God in the Wilderness

  

  Isaiah 40.1-5There are many reasons why we might feel that we are in the wildernessLife has become a barren landscape. There is no hope. Read more

  Posted on 12 December 2015 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• On Our Face Before Jesus

  

  Luke 8.40-56Of all the mosaics in St Apollinare Nuovo, Ravenna, this is the one that got to me the most.It shows a woman fully covered at the foot of a man. Read more

  Posted on 05 December 2015 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• Jesus and Pilate

  

  John 18.33-37When we lived in St Petersburg, Prince Charles came to the city. I don’t think it was because we were there! There was a reception for British... Read more

  Posted on 21 November 2015 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• The Example of Mary

  

  Luke 21.26-38Mary was1. The Chosen One! She was very ordinary, and yet the angel appears and says 'Greetings, favoured one!'2. Given a Promise. Read more

  Posted on 22 October 2015 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• The Widow Who Gave All That She Had

  

  Mark 12.41-44This is the fourth picture that can be found on the walls of the church of St Apollinare Nuovo, Ravenna. It is a portrayal of the incident... Read more

  Posted on 17 October 2015 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY