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Paddington Bear and the Girl with Blue Hair

Posted on October 1, 2022 by Gerry Lynch

Liberal Christians have tried & failed to present the Gospel to appeal to well-educated progressives, while ignoring working-class women 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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Faith, Gays, and Sandi Toksvig: Sermon Preached at St John’s, Devizes, Sunday 7th August 2022 (The Eighth Sunday after Trinity)

Posted on August 7, 2022 by Gerry Lynch

“Just be a good person” is a charming sentiment – from a nursery school teacher or an 8-year-old. Not from an intelligent adult Continue reading →

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Disappointed in Jesus?: Sermon Preached at Trinity Parish Church, Jersey, Sunday 17th July 2022 (The Fifth Sunday after Trinity)

Posted on July 17, 2022 by Gerry Lynch

Does the story of Mary & Martha make you disappointed in Jesus? Don’t suppress that emotion: explore it. Continue reading →

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A Vision for the Appointed Time: Sermon Preached at St John’s, Devizes, Sunday 3rd July 2022 (Feast of St Thomas)

Posted on July 3, 2022 by Gerry Lynch

There are appointed times when we find that, for all of our flaws, we are playing our parts in a divine vision. Continue reading →

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The Cost of Love: Sermon Preached at Holy Cross, Seend, Sunday 27th March 2022 (Mothering Sunday)

Posted on April 1, 2022 by Gerry Lynch

Readings – Colossians 3: 12–17; John 19: 25b–27 “…he said to his mother, ‘Woman, here is your son.’ Then he said to the disciple, ‘Here is your mother.’”  Let me start this morning’s sermon with a verse of poetry: Morning … Continue reading →

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Where is Your Faith?: Sermon Preached at St John’s, Devizes, Sunday 20th February 2022 (The 2nd Sunday before Lent)

Posted on February 20, 2022 by Gerry Lynch

No longer confident in traditional authorities, with even faith in science crumbling, we turn to the like of Novak Djokovic and Nicki Minaj for guidance Continue reading →

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Your Beautiful Bodies: Sermon Preached at George’s, Belfast, Sunday 2nd January 2022 (2nd Sunday of Christmas)

Posted on January 2, 2022 by Gerry Lynch

Readings – John 1: 10–18, Ephesians 1: 3–14 And the Word became flesh and lived among us. One of my favourite activities when off work in the dark depths of midwinter is to go onto YouTube to watch television advertisements … Continue reading →

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Celebrating Our Bodies: Sermon Preached at Holy Cross, Seend, Friday 24th December 2021 (Midnight Mass)

Posted on December 25, 2021 by Gerry Lynch

Readings – Hebrews 4: 1–4 , John 1: 1–14 The word was made flesh and dwelt among us. The word was made flesh and dwelt among us. For some of you here tonight, that will be a familiar expression heard … Continue reading →

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Reading the Signs of the Times

Posted on November 25, 2021 by Gerry Lynch

This article first appeared in the September 2021 edition of Franciscan magazine. “In these last days [God] has spoken to us by a Son.” So begins the Letter to the Hebrews. These days, we might joke that God should speak … Continue reading →

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