Monthly Archives: December 2025

Christmas Is Really for the Kids: Sermon Preached on Thursday 25th December 2025

Christmas is about Santa, turkey, and chocolate bars, all for the kids, isn’t it? Or is there something more profound that’s for adults too? Continue reading

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Only Human: Sermon Preached on 24th December 2025 (Midnight Mass)

Preached at Holy Cross, Seend Readings – Isaiah 9. 2, 6-7; John 1. 1-14 “the Word became flesh and lived among us”       “I’m only human.” It’s a phrase we usually offer by way of an apology—as if being human was … Continue reading

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The Man with the Plan: Sermon Preached on 21st December 2025 (Fourth Sunday of Advent)

Early in our evolution, humanity became alienated from itself; but God has been working on a rescue plan since before time began. Continue reading

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Patience Amid Shrill Voices: Sermon Preached on 14th December 2025 (Third Sunday of Advent)

No society can work well unless people take actions on timescales beyond their lifetimes. That is the ultimate form of patience. Continue reading

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Christianity and Cargo Cults: Sermon Preached on 7th December 2025 (Second Sunday of Advent)

Even the godless religions of recent times, from Communism to transhumanism, seek to create a perfect future resembling heaven. Continue reading

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Live in Light: Sermon Preached on 30th November 2025 (Advent Sunday)

The speed with which the optimistic era around the millennium passed should teach us to seek eternal, not worldly, riches. Continue reading

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