Two Reflections for the Blessing of the New Academic Year - Sunday, the 8th September 2024 A New Creation: “Look, new things have come into being!” So if anyone is in Christ, there is a new creation: everything old has passed away; look, new things have come into being! All this is from God, who... Continue Reading →

Homily - Sunday, the (date) Reading: James 1.17-27 When I started to prepare myself for today, my first reflection in a service ever, one of the first questions for me to answer was: what could be MY theme today? I looked at the readings for this Sunday, read them a several times, let them work... Continue Reading →

Homily - Sunday the 28th of July 2024 The Stories of the Leftovers from around the world Stories make People. Stories make Theology. At the young adult’s fellowship last night we had a very interesting conversation on the understanding of the left overs in our own contexts. We were looking at the gospel lesson of... Continue Reading →

Homily - Sunday, the 21st July 2024 Reading: Mark 6:31 We have had several discussions about the commandments of Jesus. Love the Lord your God with all your heart, mind and soul, Love your neighbor as yourself, Wash each other’s feet, Do unto others what you want them to do unto you… the list can... Continue Reading →

Homily - Sunday, the 14th July 2024 Reading: 2 Samuel 6.1-5,12b-19 I was watching the swearing in of the new MPs in the United Kingdom and one question that was first asked to each was- do you wish to swear or affirm. Several of the Generation Z MP’s opted to affirm and had no place... Continue Reading →

Homily - Sunday, the 7th July 2024 Vinod kindly offered me the opportunity to speak at today’s Service, as a mark of my retirement as a school Head, and before Debbie and I head back to South Africa for 5 months. At best it is a homily, really it is an account of an aspect... Continue Reading →

Homily - Sunday, the 30th June 2024 Reading: Psalm 130 Reflections on Forgiveness It was poetry day at the nursery school and the parents were invited to listen to the poems of the kids The first one came: Jack and Jill went up the hillTo fetch a pale of waterThey searched and searchedBut all the... Continue Reading →

Homily - Sunday, the 16th of June 2024 Reading: Mark 4:30-32 He also said, “With what can we compare the kingdom of God, or what parable will we use for it? It is like a mustard seed, which, when sown upon the ground, is the smallest of all the seeds on earth; yet when it... Continue Reading →

Homily - Sunday, the 9th June 2024 Reading: Psalm 138 Every privilege comes with a responsibility. Every blessing comes with a natural commitment to pass it on. It is said not much life is possible in the dead sea not only because of its high salinity but also because fresh water seldom flows into the... Continue Reading →

Homily - Sunday, the (date) Reading: Psalm 139 All of us appreciate master pieces of art. It could be in literature, painting, sculpture, music or what not. If I suddenly ask you to list a few master pieces that you have personally encountered which ones would that be. Now look at that list again. Does... Continue Reading →