Sermon for Lent 4
Sung Eucharist and Matins, Christchurch Priory, 10th February 2019 Isaiah 6.1-end1 Corinthians 15.1-11Luke 5.1-11 Good morning everybody. I was going to start with a question… Read More »Sermon for Lent 4
Old Testament
In-between times
Christchurch Parish News, February 2019 As we prepare for a later Lent, I ask what it means for us to live faithfully in the here… Read More »In-between times
Living together in unity
Christchurch Parish News, January 2019
A reflection on Psalm 133 as we prepare for the week of dedicated prayer for Christian unity.
What next?
Christchurch Parish News, April 2017
In this final reflection on the story of Jonah, I explore God’s identity and character and how we are free to respond.
Jonah’s god and the God of Israel
Christchurch Parish News, March 2017
In this penultimate reflection on the story of Jonah, I explore what lies at the heart of Jonah’s anger towards God.
God’s grace and mercy — good news for all?
Christchurch Parish News, February 2017
How God’s grace and mercy in the story of Jonah challenge us in our faith today.
A change of heart
Christchurch Parish News, January 2017
When Jonah delivers God’s message to the Ninevites, their response confounds him.
All shall be well
Christchurch Parish News, December 2016
As we begin the second half of the story of Jonah, what does this turning point have to tell us about the character of God?
Jesus’ Prayerbook
Christchurch Parish News, November 2016
As Jonah prays in the belly of the great fish, what can we learn about the importance of the psalms in our own prayer lives?
The Depths of Prayer
Christchurch Parish News, September 2016
As we reach the turning point of chapters one and two of the book of Jonah, what does the story so far have to teach us about prayer?
Turn time
Christchurch Parish News, August 2016
The end of Chapter 1 of Jonah and the change in the sailors’ worldview before and after throwing Jonah into the sea.
Identity crisis
Christchurch Parish News, July 2016
If someone were to ask you, ‘Who are you?’, how would you answer?
No bedtime story
Christchurch Parish News, December 2015
In the first in a sequence of articles, I explore some of the main themes in the book of Jonah.
Read on!
Christchurch Parish News, September 2015
Five suggestions to help us with reading the Bible.
‘The Lord is near’?
Christchurch Parish News, August 2015
A reflection on Paul’s letter to the churches in Philippi: Philippians 4.4-9