The name Lazarus turns up in two places in the Bible. One is a friend of Jesus, who lived at Bethany and was the brother of Martha and Mary. We read about him in John 11 and 12 – he … Continue reading
17 March 2025
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30 August 2024
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Poured-out Perfume
Earlier this week, I was investigating the Bible story about a woman anointing Jesus with expensive perfume. It occurs in all four gospels but there are some significant differences between the accounts – for example, was the perfume poured on … Continue reading
28 July 2024
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Linen Clothes
Last night’s Keswick Speaker, Andy Prime, was very good – a gifted speaker bringing a message that both put its roots in the Bible and had a challenging edge rather than being just some cosy nuggets of information. His passage … Continue reading
20 September 2023
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Who *is* Jesus?
My latest sermon at church was an introduction to the teaching series for the term but I made time to address an important question: who is Jesus. See my answer below (sandwiched between a couple of songs, both of which … Continue reading
5 January 2023
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A Baby Born…
One of the things I like to do in the morning is to check on the news headlines. I typically use the BBC website, not least because it includes a daily round up of what is on the front pages … Continue reading
4 April 2022
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Hey, Mr Putin!
Given the current state of the world, I’m not sure if putting a stamp on a letter Vladimir Putin would be much more effective than posting a letter to Santa Claus by putting it in a burning hearth. They do … Continue reading
31 January 2022
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The King of Love
Here’s that song I recorded quickly last week, published today after making its debut in yesterday’s online service:
6 September 2021
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Two Stories
Here is yesterday’s online service, which included my sermon (6:26 – I’ve pegged it to start there): The two stories I was speaking about have nothing to do with sheep but I wanted to give a link to the live … Continue reading
5 March 2020
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Over all the earth?
I was recently reading Genesis 41 and was struck by v. 56: When the famine was spread over all the face of the earth, then Joseph opened all the storehouses… Genesis 41:56 (NASB) It reminded me of the Flood narrative … Continue reading
25 December 2017
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Merry Christmas 2017
Merry Christmas. Here is my card design for this year, which I’ve called Road to Jerusalem. Jerusalem, not Bethlehem? It isn’t really so far away and it is where the Christmas story is leading to. Two of the gospel writers … Continue reading