building a community of grace
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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
Homily - Sunday, the 20th Oct 2024 Reading: Mark 10:35-45 In my journey to Cambodia this time, in a small village called Poi Pot, in the border between Cambodia and Thailand, I met with a young person- M. He is a village evangelist who associates with the Hope Centre in the little village. They run... Continue Reading →
Homily - Sunday, the 13th October 2024 Reading: Hebrews 4:15-16 For we do not have a high priest who is unable to sympathize with our weaknesses, but we have one who in every respect has been tested as we are, yet without sin. Let us therefore approach the throne of grace with boldness, so that... Continue Reading →
Homily - Sunday, the 6th October 2024 Reading: Mark 10:2-26 Let me start by saying:I am so sorry if today’s storyof Jesus arguing about divorcetouched a raw nerve for you. Maybe this theme caught you off-guard:You didn’t expect to be hurt,here, on a Sunday morning, of all places! Please bear with me. Look after yourself.... Continue Reading →
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