April 2, 2019
After the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989 we ceased to be scared by the prospects of a nuclear war and serious Christian reflection about […]
April 2, 2019
Judas at Bethany In St John’s Gospel (John 12:1-8) there is a description of the scene at Bethany when Mary anoints Jesus with costly perfume. The […]
April 2, 2019
“To my supporters and all who stood by me, thank you. By no means am I happy for what I’ve done. I have asked the Lord […]
March 24, 2019
‘To proclaim the need for new ideas has served, in some measure, as a substitute for them’ wrote the economist and diplomat, J.K. Galbraith. If his […]
March 22, 2019
This is my sermon for this coming Sunday, in case anyone wants to pinch it – or bits from it. It’s based on the Gospel reading […]
March 2, 2019
Yet another mass shooting. We used to think they were unique to the USA. Now they can happen anywhere. Why? And how should we respond? Do […]
March 2, 2019
There should be no snot on the nostrils… A peasant wipes his nose on his cap and coat, a sausage maker on his arm and elbow. […]
February 20, 2019
According to one of the Oxford dictionaries, there is a possible link between madness and creativity, a truth born out by a few great artists but […]
February 20, 2019
Somewhere between Nathanial Hawthorne’s Hester Prynne (The Scarlet Letter) and the story of the Prodigal Son we meet Shamima Begum, a nineteen year old mother of […]