There are some classic verses used as texts for a priest at the end of a ministry. There is from Ps 95: “I was wearied of these people;...

In his introduction to ‘Lent, Holy Week & Easter, Services & Prayers’ (CBF 1986) Douglas Jones writes: The origin of the season of Lent...

The 40 days of Lent, which precedes Easter is based on two Biblical accounts: the 40 years of wilderness wandering by the Israelites and...

Gospel Luke 9 28-43 Just for a change today, I have a couple of visual aids. Some of you have seen one of them before, during our Bible...

Gospel Luke 8: 22-25 The Church of England lectionary, in its desire to prepare us for Lent, this week reminds us of the Creation, and...

To many people in the world at large, what we are doing here this morning is a waste of time. Some of course may value the music, or the...

Gospel Luke 2: 22-40. The compilers of our lectionary decided that we need two chances to look at today’s Gospel, today and the Feast of...

Nehemiah 8:9b – 10 & 1Cor 12:12-31a “This day is holy to the Lord your God. Do not mourn or weep.” For all the people had been weeping as...

As with all of you, these past strange months have been a time of reflection and reassessment. Many of you will have realised that since...

It is quite a simple human scale story to begin with isn’t it. A family wedding; the wine runs short.Mary, a sensitive and kind woman...