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 ( 483 )
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on Unity and Glory
John 17.20-26 Jesus prayer is that we would be one Three times he prays that in this short passage V21:That they may all be one V22: That they may be one, as... Read more
Posted on 29 May 2022 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY -
How God Reveals Himself to Us. John 14.22-29
John 14.22-29 How will God reveal himself to us?A link to the audio of the talkOne of the disciples has just asked Jesus the question. Read more
Posted on 23 May 2022 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY -
Love One Another
John 13.31-35When he had gone out, Jesus said, “Now the Son of Man has been glorified, and God has been glorified in him. If God has been glorified in him, God... Read more
Posted on 16 May 2022 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY -
Easter Sunday in Moscow 2022. Luke 24:1-12
My Easter sermon today is very simple Jesus Christ has risen from the dead and he is with us. This has been an awful Lent As far as any Lenten discipline is... Read more
Posted on 17 April 2022 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY -
Palm Sunday. Moscow 2022. Luke 19.28-40
I am sorry that I cannot be with you today. As you will have heard my father died on Tuesday, and I am very grateful that I was able to see him before he went t... Read more
Posted on 09 April 2022 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY -
How to Stand in a Time of Testing. 1 Corinthians 10.1-13
1 Corinthians 10.1-13 Lent is a time when we choose to go into the wilderness – when we strip ourselves of some of the stuff that we rely on – in order to make... Read more
Posted on 20 March 2022 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY -
On God's Power in Our Powerlessness
St Andrew's Anglican Church in Moscow is situated only 10 minutes walk from the Kremlin, the political and physical centre of power. The Ministries of education... Read more
Posted on 14 March 2022 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY -
A Message to the People of St Andrew's Moscow February 2022. Luke 1.67-79
The last few weeks has been like watching, in slow motion, a horrendous car crash about to happen I was aware of the western press and the general pessimism... Read more
Posted on 27 February 2022 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY -
The Reason for Giving. 2 Corinthians 8.8-15
2 Corinthians 8.8-15 We are thinking over these three weeks before Lent about giving, and we are looking at verses from Paul’s letter to the Christians in the... Read more
Posted on 19 February 2022 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY -
Giving Ourselves First to the Lord. 2 Corinthians 8.1-7
2 Corinthians 8:1-7 Today we start a series of three talks on giving The heart of giving The reason for giving The blessing of giving They are based on 2... Read more
Posted on 14 February 2022 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY -
Preaching Good News to the Poor. Luke 4.16-21
Luke 4.14-21 The Kingdom of God is good news for the poor, the captive, the blind and the oppressed In Matthew and Mark, when Jesus comes out of the wilderness... Read more
Posted on 22 January 2022 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY -
The Gift of Baptism. Luke 3.15-22
Luke 3.15-17, 21-22Today we remember the baptism of Jesus, and it is good to have Leo’s baptism in this service. You may have noticed that before communion, I... Read more
Posted on 08 January 2022 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY -
It's Christmas. Let's Party.
From 1647 to 1660, Christmas was cancelled in England and Wales! Oddly it was cancelled not by some fanatical politically correct authority, but by the Puritan... Read more
Posted on 23 December 2021 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY -
What It Means for Mary to Be Blessed and What It Means for Us to Be Blessed. Luk...
Luke 1.39-58Today in our reading we hear how Elizabeth blesses Mary. Or, more accurately, how Elizabeth tells Mary that she is blessed. Read more
Posted on 19 December 2021 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY -
The Emptiness of God. A Carol Service Talk 2021
Christmas, we are told, is a time of fullness It is a time of stockings, filled with gifts; of full plates for feasting; of glasses full with champagne. Read more
Posted on 13 December 2021 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY -
Meeting God in the Wilderness. Luke 3:1-6
Luke 3:1-6‘The word of God came to John son of Zechariah in the wilderness’ (Luke 3:2) The wilderness is a brutal place. It is dry, empty and cruel. It is the... Read more
Posted on 07 December 2021 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY -
A Talk for St Andrew's Day. John 1.35-42
John 1.35-42 St Andrew, according to tradition, placing the cross on the hill where Kyiv was built. A miniature from the Radziwill manuscript. Read more
Posted on 30 November 2021 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY -
Be A Lert! Luke 21.25-36
Luke 21.25-36Be alert! It is going to get rough. Jesus has been visiting the temple in Jerusalem. The temple was the spiritual, political and emotional heart... Read more
Posted on 28 November 2021 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY -
Remembrance Day 2021. The Things That Really Matter
I read in Voices from the Arctic Convoys, by Peter Brown, the testimony of Austin Byrne. He tells the story of Anderson, a 17-year-old American cabin boy. Read more
Posted on 13 November 2021 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY -
We Can Rejoice Because Jesus Wept. John 11.28-44
John 11.28-44‘Jesus began to weep’ John 11:35 In the KJV it is just two words ‘Jesus wept’, making it the shortest verse in the bible. Why? Why does he weep? Read more
Posted on 01 November 2021 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY
