25 February 2026
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I was speaking last Sunday at St Theo’s on the subject of Jesus being tempted in the wilderness (a common lectionary reading for the start of Lent). Since I was leading a Bible study tonight I succumbed to the temptation … Continue reading
25 January 2026
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Jane often watches the Sunday output from Kensington Temple in London and I caught a bit this afternoon. Pastor Malcolm Duncan was doing a Q&A session and was asked how to respond to someone who was angry with God after … Continue reading
28 December 2025
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Today is the Feast of the Holy Innocents. It rarely gets marked because it falls on 28 December and, after Christmas, most people feel like a rest. However, since this year it falls on this Sunday and I was leading … Continue reading
27 October 2025
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Part 0 of the What to Expect series. I was preaching at St Theo’s again yesterday. I was presented two New Testament Lectionary readings to pick from: Luke 18: 9-14 and 2 Timothy 4:6-8, 16-18. Over the next few days I’ll serialise … Continue reading
28 August 2025
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I could end there and it would run neatly into the song Roger has carefully prepared to follow the talk. However, I have only touched on one of the readings and I also want to add a few thoughts to … Continue reading
27 August 2025
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With all due respect, it is safe to say that that Nathanael Bartholomew was not the most important of the twelve. Who do you think was? Quite a few are easy to group with him in the ‘not’ category. I … Continue reading
26 August 2025
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Last Sunday I had the privilege of speaking at St Theo’s, Rushey Mead. I will publish the message in three parts and the background readings are Luke 22:24-30 and 1 Corinthians 4:9-17. If I may, I would like to start … Continue reading
29 May 2025
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I realise I haven’t posted the talk I gave at St Theo’s last Sunday. It was on the passage John 5:1-9, which seemed to me to have rather questionable starting and ending points if we wanted to go beyond an … Continue reading
27 April 2025
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This morning I got a chance to speak at St Theo’s on John 20:19-31. I’ll put the whole talk below, with a few minor alterations. There is no point, for example, in mentioning the song that is coming next! This … Continue reading
26 August 2024
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Have you heard that saying, “you’d lose your head if it wasn’t screwed on”? I felt like that today when I realised I’d left my Bible, notebook and pens at St Theo’s church, where I was helping with some music … Continue reading