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Ecclesiastical History Rocks: 1960s Pentecostalism and Nigerian Anglicans

Posted on October 20, 2021 by Gerry Lynch

I spotted this interesting article and follow up letter in the Church Times when exploring its coverage of the 1968 Lambeth Conference. The article notes that the number of Anglicans in “the western part of Nigeria” was declining in favour … Continue reading →

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A Clergyman’s Diary: A Wiltshire Transfiguration

Posted on October 12, 2021 by Gerry Lynch

When the sun transfigures the 1500 year old Wansdyke, it calls to mind the Transfiguration of Christ: ‘Tis Good Lord, to be Here. And we are as clueless as the apostles. Continue reading →

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Stumbling Blocks and Salt: Sermon Preached at St John’s, Devizes, Sunday 26 September 2021 (The Seventeenth Sunday after Trinity)

Posted on September 26, 2021 by Gerry Lynch

How do we work constructively with those we disagree with for the common good, without losing the saltiness that challenges corruption and incompetence? Continue reading →

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Treasure in Clay Jars: Sermon Preached at St John’s, Devizes, Sunday 25 July 2021 (St James’ Day)

Posted on July 25, 2021 by Gerry Lynch

Readings – 2 Corinthians 4:7–15; Matthew 20:20–28 “…we have this treasure in clay jars, so that it may be made clear that this extraordinary power belongs to God and does not come from us.” In the name of the Father, … Continue reading →

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“Get Thee Behind Me Satan”: Sermon Preached at St John’s Devizes on Sunday 30 August 2020 (the 12th Sunday After Trinity)

Posted on August 30, 2020 by Gerry Lynch

What links Christ calling St Peter “Satan”, the Baader Meinhof Complex, the Weather Underground, and the dangers of seeking power? Continue reading →

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“Out of Our Depth”: Sermon Preached at St John’s, Devizes on Sunday 9 August 2020 (the 9th Sunday After Trinity)

Posted on August 9, 2020 by Gerry Lynch

Readings – 1 Kings 9:9-18, Matthew 14:22-33 But when he noticed the strong wind, he became frightened, and beginning to sink, he cried out, ‘Lord, save me!’ Jesus immediately reached out his hand and caught him, saying to him, ‘You … Continue reading →

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Cassettes, Communion, and Guardians of the Galaxy: Online Worship isn’t the Answer to Everything

Posted on August 3, 2020 by Gerry Lynch

Young people are getting back into cassettes and compilations; whatever merits it has, online worship can’t be the future of the Church, at least not on its own. 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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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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Let’s Worship Outside

Posted on May 28, 2020 by Gerry Lynch

The News Letter later asked me to turn this blog into a newspaper article which you can read here. The dreadful news that more than a hundred people were infected with coronavirus at a single, legally permitted, church service in … Continue reading →

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