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OK, Sheeple! (Fourth Sunday of Easter: 11th May 2025)

We no longer trust our leaders but, although we kid ourselves otherwise, we’re mostly quite conformist; we’re like sheep without a shepherd. Continue reading

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We’re Suspicious of a St Peter—(Third Sunday of Easter: 4th May 2025)

We all love someone who used to be an enemy turning to our side. It’s harder to accept someone who let the side down. Continue reading

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Forgiveness and Repentance: (Second Sunday of Easter: 27th April 2025)

Christians aren’t perfect, and many others are truly holy: but will our society revert to ancient savagery without Christianity? Continue reading

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The Last Enemy to Be Destroyed Is Death (Easter Day: 20th April 2025)

We all know that once you die, that’s it. Don’t we? Continue reading

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Wrestling with God: A Reflection for Holy Week (Monday 14th April 2025)

God isn’t some cosmic Edwardian vicar you need to be afraid of saying the wrong things in front of; don’t be afraid to wrestle with Him. Continue reading

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A Story of Celebrity and Mobs: Sermon Preached on 13th April 2025 (Palm Sunday)

We blame so many of our current problems on the Internet; but most of them are just new forms of problems that have bedevilled us since the dawn of time Continue reading

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Beauty and Idols: Sermon Preached on 6th April 2025 (Passion Sunday)

Beauty is ‘useless’: but it’s a gift in a life that is sometimes hard, and a sign we are made for more than consuming and surviving. Continue reading

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Hope for the Bad Guys: Sermon Preached on 30th March 2025 (Fourth Sunday in Lent)

People have lost faith in their leaders. Yet if Manasseh can turn his rule around after a bad start, so can our leaders. Continue reading

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The Tough Message of Mother’s Day: Sermon Preached on 30th March 2025 (Mothering Sunday)

Underneath the boxes of chocolates and posies of flowers, Mother’s Day has a tough message of pain, forgiveness and love. Continue reading

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New Life and the Cross: Sermon Preached on 16th March 2025 (Second Sunday in Lent)

Our instinct for beauty is a sign that we were made for more than just life in time and space and matter. Continue reading

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