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Sunday, September 29, 2019

Where have all the angels gone?

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Sermon for Michaelmas Day Where have all the angels gone? There are tales of angels fighting enemy forces during battles i...
Sunday, September 22, 2019

Consequences for Marcion

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Sermon for the fourteenth Sunday after Trinity It’s very tempting to think that Marcion was right. Who’s Marcion? ...
Sunday, September 15, 2019

Walking the wrong talk

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Sermon for the thirteenth Sunday after Trinity Every family seems to have a scandal. Somewhere along the line, someone upsets a br...
Sunday, September 08, 2019

Slave subversion

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Sermon for the twelfth Sunday after Trinity The Church has often been accused of endorsing slavery. You can see why. The Old Testa...
Sunday, September 01, 2019

When Gehazi needs a wash

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Sermon for the eleventh Sunday after Trinity What do you think is the most infectious disease in the world? No disease is ...
Friday, August 30, 2019

Liturgical ligature

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If there's one thing that can be sure to raise heated discussion in various online fora it's the minutiae of the Liturgy. I find it ...
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Sunday, August 25, 2019

Stoning Naboth

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Sermon for the tenth Sunday after Trinity Have you seen the papers? That celebrity – you know, THAT one – has really done it now. ...
Wednesday, August 21, 2019

Looking in from the outside

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One of the seminal approaches that seem to have been knocking around the atheist circuit for a while is the Outsider Test for Faith (OTF) co...
Sunday, August 18, 2019

Where there's hope, there's life

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Sermon for the ninth Sunday after Trinity One of the most enduring images that we see is that of the little African child with pro...
Thursday, August 15, 2019

Nuclear Assumptions

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The traditional nuclear family of the 1950s will often portray the homecoming of the father from work to the jubilation of his...
Sunday, August 11, 2019

How to be a wise-guy

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Sermon for the eighth Sunday after Trinity Many Christians find it very uncomfortable sharing their faith with others. Perhaps you...

The algorithm of Life?

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If anyone were to produce an "app" for the Monastic Breviary as conformed to the Book of Common Prayer, I would be very, very int...
Saturday, August 10, 2019

New Scientist = Old Contradiction

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I railed about Tabloid Thinking in the Church and how it is irresponsible for the spiritual development of Christians. I find also th...
Friday, August 09, 2019

Transfiguring Evangelism

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I know that I have been somewhat harsh in my criticism of the CofE Cathedrals that are effectively becoming theme parks of entertainment rat...
Monday, August 05, 2019

Mens Sana Incorporises

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I read with no little concern about the latest initiative by the CofE . Normally, I take the shrill bleating of the Daily Mail with a cellar...
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Sunday, August 04, 2019

The Sickness of Absalom

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Sermon for the seventh Sunday after Trinity You see the rebellious Absalom dangling helpless from the tree. Are you going to b...
Thursday, August 01, 2019

Bowing and scraping the bottom of the barrel?

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I remember my confirmation very well. It was the first time I remember coming into contact with a bishop in full chasuble and mitre. The bis...