Easter Day 2015

Happy Easter!!  Jesus Christ is risen to day – Alleluia! We have gathered to celebrate something strange and often poorly understood – the resurrection is a mystery.  It is literally impossible to take it literally because the Gospels disagree on the details.  The resurrected Jesus is solid enough to eat fish by the side ofContinue reading “Easter Day 2015”

Midnight Mass – Advertising Christmas

I’m going to disturb our quiet reflective mood with a very short Quiz.  I spent half an hour on YouTube looking at the most popular Christmas television adverts of 2013, and if I give you the tag-line I wonder if you can give me the product or store that used it in its advertising thisContinue reading “Midnight Mass – Advertising Christmas”

Inclusive Church Sunday 2013

Today is the first Inclusive Church Sunday.  As a Church we are very involved in Inclusive Church and are very committed to its cause.  However, as as a white married man I have been asked by several people (including more than one Bishop!) why this maters to me.  So I hope you will forgive my selfContinue reading “Inclusive Church Sunday 2013”

Mary, Martha and the Good Samaritan

Luke 10.38-42 38 Now as Jesus and his disciples went on their way,  he entered a certain village,  where a woman named Martha welcomed him into her home. 39 She had a sister named Mary,  who sat at the Lord’s feet and listened to what he was saying. 40 But Martha was distracted by herContinue reading “Mary, Martha and the Good Samaritan”