I’ve no idea what the compilers of the Lectionary were smoking when they put together the current set of readings. Last week we were in
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Carol Service Talk: God’s Aspirations For Jesus, Isaiah 9:2-7 (Advent 4 Year C)
There’s no script to follow the video this week as unusually for me I prepared this talk entirely in my head and delivered it extempore.
Tell Me What You Want, What You Really, Really Want: What Do Your Prayers Say About You? (Mark 10:35-45, Ordinary 29 Year B)
Mark 10:35-45 The village where I live has various claims to fame, from an internationally known strain of the azalea flower being named after it,
Rethinking Life (Mark 9:30-37) Ordinary 25 Year B
Mark 9:30-37 “How many times must I tell you?” If you are a parent, how many times have you said that to your children? And
Take Up Your Cross (Covenant Service, Mark 8:27-38) Ordinary 24 Year B
Mark 8:27-38 We’ve had some very hot weather this week and it feels like it will be quite a while before the central heating has
Keep Quiet – Jesus Is At Work (Mark 5:21-43)
Mark 5:21-43 Last week, when our reading was about Jesus stilling the storm on Galilee, the story came to quite a climax. Jesus’ disciples said,
Big Circumstance 