Monthly Archives: July 2020

Sermon Preached at St John’s Devizes on Sunday 19 July 2020, the 6th Sunday After Trinity

Posted on July 19, 2020 by Gerry Lynch

Readings – Romans 8:12–25, Matthew 13:24–30, 36–43 “…in gathering the weeds you would uproot the wheat along with them. Let both of them grow together until the harvest.” May I speak in the name of God, who is Father, Son, … Continue reading →

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Twilight View of the Kyiv Pechersk-Lavra Monastery Complex

Posted on July 9, 2020 by Gerry Lynch

Viewed here from the Paton Bridge is the enormous and ancient Pechersk Lavra monastery complex in the Ukrainian capital, Kyiv. This is the crucible in which East Slavic Orthodoxy was formed and is arguably the third most important religious community … Continue reading →

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Devizes Market Square, West Side

Posted on July 7, 2020 by Gerry Lynch

Early morning photo of the west side of the Market Square of Devizes in Wiltshire including The Bear Hotel and The Corn Exchange. Continue reading →

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The Case for Socialist Healthcare in One Country

Posted on July 6, 2020 by Gerry Lynch

“If China and Covid can’t shake doctrinal globalism, can anything?” My latest piece in The Critic… My friend Murat runs two tailor’s shops in the south of England. Having arrived from Turkey as a sole trader five years ago running … Continue reading →

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Beginning Public Ministry in a Liminal Time

Posted on July 2, 2020 by Gerry Lynch

Hundreds of people who should have been ending a long road to ordained ministry this week have instead been commissioned as lay ministers via videoconference. Can this experience of liminality help us serve God by helping midwife the new life he and the world seek? Continue reading →

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