Ezekiel 37:1-14; Romans 8:22-27; John 15:26-27, 16:4b-15 At one of my previous congregations the church council and I engaged with a period of discernment: we took time at meetings and…
Acts 8:26-40, Psalm 22:25-31, 1 John 4:7-21, John 15:1-8 From Acts 8 we read this morning about how Philip was sent by God to a wilderness road where he met…
Acts 4:5-12; Psalm 23; 1 John 3:16-24 Our history story begins today, as it does every Sunday between Easter and Pentecost, in The Acts of The Apostles, or as J.B.…
Acts 3:12-19; 1 John 3:1-7; Luke 24:36b-48 Today’s reading from Acts puts us straight into action with the first generation of Christians. We listen along as Peter speaks to a…
Acts 4:32-35; John 20:19-31 In previous sermons and conversations around various tables with you I have told you that during my career as a teacher in England I worked with…
Isaiah 25:6-9; 1 Corinthians 15:1-8; Mark 16:1-8 The disciples who gathered (and scattered) on Holy Saturday did not know it was a day of vigil. They didn’t know Sunday was…
Isaiah 7:10-14; Philippians 2:5-11; Mark 11:1-11 Today is Palm Sunday; I’m pretty sure you would have known that before I told you, but it’s good to make sure. I wonder…
Hebrews 5:5-10; John 12:20-33 When the writers of The Letter to the Hebrews sat down to get their thoughts together, it seems that one of their primary concerns was the…
Numbers 21:4-9; Psalm 107:17-22; Ephesians 2:1-10; John 3:14-21; John 6:28-40 Today’s reading from the Jewish tradition is one of those texts that causes me bafflement. I don’t claim to have…
1 Corinthians 1:18-25; John 2:13-22 I am the proud uncle of four magnificent children, two of whom are now adults. I caught up with the youngest two (who are children)…