Sermon: Easter 5, Year A Text: John 14:1-12 In the name of the +Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen. “Do not let your hearts be troubled” I have preached on this text quite a number of times recently. I would like to think that it has honed my thinking on…
The Rite Stuff: Ritual in Contemporary Christian Worship and Mission by Pete Ward For Catholics, ritual is nothing to be scared of, but I recognise that for many evangelicals, post-evangelicals and charismatics, ritual and liturgy is a strange land. This book calms them down and gently says "there, there, it's all right". Our lives are…
Sermon: Easter 4, Year A Text: John 10:1-10 In the name of the +Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen. Two sheep were standing in a field. “Baaaa” said one. “Bother” said the other one, “I was going to say that!” The real challenge of Good Shepherd Sunday is to make…
You need support. You needed it when you became a curate and boy, do you need it now. Phil, Toby and I got together in Chichester, had a decent lunch and talked and talked about the issues which we all face: * Leadership * Change Management * Conflict Resolution * Workload and * Visiting ...…
Sermon: 3rd Sunday of Easter, Year A Text: Luke 24:13-35 In the name of the +Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen. I have not had the opportunity, quite regrettably really, to travel the world extensively, to visit exotic places and encounter strange cultures. In a strange reversal of how things…
