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Yesterday was Bible Sunday, and I was so excited- I got to preach. I didn’t preach from a script, so I don’t have the exact words, but I’ll summarise the key points below. Or you can listen to it here. We started by exploring different reasons why we struggle to read the Bible. I didn’tContinue reading “Bible Sunday”

This sermon was first shared at St Denys Evington on 20th June 2021. An audio recording is available here “Who, then, is this, that even the wind and the waves obey him?” A question of awe, of fear, of wonder. I invite you today to journey with me in your imagination as we explore thisContinue reading ““Who is this, that even the wind and the waves obey him?””

This sermon was first shared for St Denys Evington zoom service on 9th May 2021. An audio recording is available here: I know we have some cross-stitchers in our congregation, and our gospel passage this morning reminds me of the process of creating a needlework image, be that cross-stitch or tapestry. In both, you haveContinue reading “Abiding in Jesus’s love”

The content of this blog post was given as a sermon for St Denys Church, Evington for the Zoom service on Sunday 21st March 2021. A link to the audio service can be found here. The heart of the gospel, the good news, is an invitation to all humanity, an invitation to YOU. An invitationContinue reading “The Gospel – an invitation”

This morning’s psalm, psalm 50, repeatedly calls for God’s people to offer to Him a “sacrifice of thanksgiving”. Today we don’t offer physical sacrifices of animals on an altar, but we can, and should offer all kinds of sacrifices in our hearts. A sacrifice of thanksgiving is just that – offering thanksgiving to God whenContinue reading ““A sacrifice of thanksgiving” and disability”

This blog post was first shared as a sermon for St Denys Church Evington’s online service on the 1st Sunday of Lent 2021. A shortened recording of the service, including the sermon, will be linked to once it is available. In the questions in the bulletin, I asked you to think about “what makes somethingContinue reading “Teach me Your ways, O LORD”

This sermon was first shared for St Denys Evington’s Morning zoom service on 17/01/2021. A link to the podcast recording is available here We are known by a knowable God! Our gospel reading features two relatively obscure characters. Philip is one of the Twelve, but most of what we know about Him comes from aContinue reading “Known by a know-able God”

The psalms provide a wealth of ways in which to express the whole of ourselves to God- praise, lament, joy and repentance, even rage, are expressed in the psalms that we see in the Bible. Some are directed to God, some are directed to oneself (often as a call to trust in God, or turnContinue reading “A Covid Psalm”

I’ve had a few requests to share my sermon from this morning on Exodus 14:19-end and Matthew 18:21-end. The audio is available via the link. The sermon starts at approx. 5:50min in. Audio of sermon here It was a huge storm. A ferocious wind was blowing so hard that the water in front of usContinue reading “Called to forgive”

A recording of this sermon is available here: As a twin, the story of Esau and Jacob, or, as it is better known, “Jacob and Esau”, has always intrigued me. I am extremely thankful for my precious relationship with my twin sister. Sadly, Esau and Jacob’s relationship was defined from the moment of their birth,Continue reading “Adopted as a child of God – sermon for St Denys Evington on zoom, 19th July 2020”