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LATEST ARTICLES ( 415 )

• Holy, Holy, Holy is the Lord God of Hosts. A Sermon for Trinity Sunday.

  Isaiah 6:1-8The story is told of the little girl who came home from Sunday school. What did you do today, asked dad. ‘I drew God’, she said. ‘But Lisa’, said... Read more

  Posted on 29 May 2021 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• What Jesus Prays for His Followers. John 17:6-19

  

  John 17:6-19Today we look at Jesus’ prayer for his disciples. It is important This is the prayer that Jesus prays for us as he goes to the cross This is the... Read more

  Posted on 16 May 2021 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• The Resurrection World. Luke 24.36-48

  

  Luke 24.36-48Ethiopian Jesus IconToday we are looking at Luke’s account of how Jesus appears to the disciples The fact that the accounts are a little different... Read more

  Posted on 18 April 2021 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• The Risen Jesus Brings Peace. John 20.19-31

  

  John 20.19-31 Three times, in our readings, the risen Jesus says to his followers: ‘Peace be with you’ The risen Jesus brings peace He brings peace to... Read more

  Posted on 11 April 2021 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• Easter 2021. Meeting with Jesus

  

  Mark 16.1-8 We’ve just read Mark’s account of the resurrection of Jesus Although it doesn’t tell us of the resurrection. It tells us what happens when the... Read more

  Posted on 03 April 2021 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• The Centrality of the Cross

  The cross is central in the Christian faith Churches are built in the shape of the cross, many of us wear a cross, and many of us make the sign of the cross. Read more

  Posted on 02 April 2021 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• Kiss on Wood. Reflections for Holy Week

  

  Some reflections for Holy Week based on James Macmillan’ Kiss on Wood, Vivaldi’s Stabat Mater, and Tavener’s Prayer of the Heart. Read more

  Posted on 31 March 2021 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• Walking Beside Jesus Mark 11.1-11

  Mark 11.1-11There are those who go ahead of Jesus and those who trail behind Jesus. There are those of us who go ahead of Jesus At the time these were the ones... Read more

  Posted on 28 March 2021 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• Marriage and the Death of the Will. John 12:20-33

  John 12.20-33 A talk given on the occasion of the wedding of Ben and Rumiya in St Petersburg, on Passion SundayWe’re talking today about the death of the will... Read more

  Posted on 25 March 2021 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• For God So Loved the World John 3.14-21

  

  John 3:14-21 John 3:16 is probably the most well-known verse in the Bible. It is one of those verses that it really is worth learning off by heart. Read more

  Posted on 13 March 2021 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• Spring-cleaning the Temple. John 2:13-22

  

  John 2.13-25 Last week we spring cleaned room 19. Everything is clean and in its right place Today we read about a spring-clean: a physical clean and a spiritua... Read more

  Posted on 06 March 2021 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• Learning to Pray. Mark 9.2-9

  

  Mark 9.2-9 As we prepare ourselves to celebrate the season of Lent, today we look at a pretty dramatic encounter with God. Peter, James and John – three of the... Read more

  Posted on 13 February 2021 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• 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