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November Churches…

Posted on November 23, 2023 by Gerry Lynch

November churches in Wiltshire, great and small… Salisbury Cathedral and St Peter’s, Poulshot. Continue reading →

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The Bright Field: Sermon Preached on 30th July 2023 (8th Sunday After Trinity)

Posted on July 30, 2023 by Gerry Lynch

Moments of transcendence are divine caresses of our souls, intimations of life in heaven. Continue reading →

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The Glory to be Revealed: Sermon Preached on 23nd July 2023 (7th Sunday After Trinity)

Posted on July 23, 2023 by Gerry Lynch

The beauty of nature and art can overwhelm us: does this indicate we’re made for more than this world? Continue reading →

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Transcendence Amid Our Troubles: Sermon Preached at St John’s, Devizes, Sunday 28th August 2022 (The Eleventh Sunday after Trinity)

Posted on August 28, 2022 by Gerry Lynch

I can hardly bear to listen to the news. Allowing ourselves to be touched by eternity refreshes us to deal with our mundane problems. Continue reading →

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View from Yerevan in The Tablet

Posted on August 12, 2022 by Gerry Lynch

It’s good to be in print in this week’s The Tablet (11 August 2022 edition) with a “View from Yerevan” – a piece about beautiful town planning, the revival and the absence of churches, losing a war, refugees from far … Continue reading →

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A Clergyman’s Diary: Photos of Jersey

Posted on July 30, 2022 by Gerry Lynch

Six beautiful photos of the sunny isle of Jersey – and links to find even more of them! Continue reading →

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Rt Rev’d Christopher Herbert Sermon on Beauty

Posted on July 30, 2022 by Gerry Lynch

Christopher Herbert: “Surrounded as we are by buildings, textiles, hymns, poetry, and music of soaring beauty, our words about God have become drained, empty, and ploddingly banal.” Continue reading →

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