Homily - Sunday, the 5th July 2026 Reading: Genesis 24 "My name is Rebekah. I have lived a long, full life. I'm Isaac's widow and have two sons; twins, to be precise.They are called Jacob and Esau. They are grown men now and have had a complicated relationship, to say the least. Recently, I've been... Continue Reading →
Playing Along: Human Action Meets Divine Mystery
Homily - Sunday, the 1st Feb 2026 Readings: 1 Kings 17.8–16 & John 2.1–11 Let’s play a game of ‘memory’ (or ‘concentration’ or ‘match’ or however you may call it), shall we? You know how it works, right? We’ve got all those cards in front of us, and need to find matching pairs. Matching pairs... Continue Reading →
While Shepherds Watched their Flocks by Night – A Blue Christmas Message
Blue Christmas Service, Monday, 22nd Dec 2025 Comfort, O comfort my people,says your God. […]A voice cries out:“In the wilderness prepare the way of the Lord;make straight in the desert a highway for our God.Every valley shall be lifted up,and every mountain and hill be made low;the uneven ground shall become level,and the rough places... Continue Reading →
My Redeemer Liveth
Homily - Sunday the 9th of November 2025 - Remembrance Sunday Reading: Job 19:23-27 On this Remembrance Sunday, as we recall the end of the First World War, we are invited to pause and remember — to remember the pain, the agony, the displacement, and the terrible violence that war has carved into the heart of... Continue Reading →
Swept Under the Rug No More: The Parable of the Lost Coin
Homily - Sunday, the 14th September 2025 - Blessing for the New Academic Year Reading: Luke 15.8-10 Rooting for the Underdog Who doesn't like the thought of rooting for the underdog, right? I used to work at a restaurant in Austria where we as staff run our own little betting shop for the 2004 men's... Continue Reading →
Revolutionary Baptism
Homily - Sunday, the 22nd June 2025 Reading: Galatians 3:23-29 Introduction: An unlikely travel partner A couple of months ago I had a special fellow-traveller with me on my way to one of my study weekends in England. Let me show you who I’m talking about. This is Mr Trumpet. He was a gift to... Continue Reading →
Lost & Found: The Extravagant Grace of God
Homily - Sunday, the 30th March 2025 Reading: Luke 15:1-3, 11-end May the words of my mouth and the meditations of my heart be acceptable unto you O Lord, my rock and my redeemer, Amen. Good morning, it's always a joy to be here with you, and today I stand here to deliver a message... Continue Reading →
Standing Firm Against Modern-Day Herods: Courage in the Face of Injustice
Homily - Sunday, the 16th March 2025 Reading: Luke 13:31-35 Dear brothers and sisters in Christ, today’s Gospel passage for our meditation comes from Luke 13:31-35. In this passage we can see two key moments: first, Jesus is warned that King Herod wants to kill Him; second, He laments the situation of Jerusalem, the city... Continue Reading →
An (Almost) Ordinary Workday – Narrative Sermon on The Wedding at Cana
Homily - Sunday, the 19th January 2025 Reading: The Wedding of Cana (John 2.1-11) I bet you think modern wedding planning is tough, right? Back then, in first century Palestine,when I served at weddings,feasts were more like festivals. When they said 'party till you drop,' they meant it! And then they would get upand party... Continue Reading →
The Church: Reformed and Reforming
Homily - Sunday, the 27th October 2024 Reading: Mark 10:46-52 Have we ever thought that some changes would be good in our personal lives? Some changes are needed the way we live our family lives or that some changes would be good for us as a church? Today is Reformation Sunday. It is heartening to... Continue Reading →

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