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Category Archives: Sermons
Participating in the life and love of the Trinity
Today is Trinity Sunday. It is one of those days when preachers tie themselves up in knots trying to define God and use all sorts of inadequate images of threefold states to try to explain how the Trinity is possible. … Continue reading
Holy Spirit: Disrupting fountain and well
I don’t know if you watched the service from St Paul’s Cathedral to mark the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee on Friday. A number of things stood out for me. One was the young people challenging the congregation of leaders and diplomats, … Continue reading
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Tagged Disrupting, Faith as fountain and well, Holy Spirit, Pentecost, Platinum Jubilee
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Paschal Candle explained
Every now and then people ask me about the meaning and significance of different signs and symbols in the Cathedral. I thought I’d spend a few moments this evening talking about the paschal candle which stands by the altar during … Continue reading
Story-tellers of the hope we have in Christ
There’s a story I heard a little while ago about a shepherd. A man was walking in the hills and came across a shepherd looking after his sheep. He had his traditional stick with the crooked end. The man asked … Continue reading
Beware on Good Friday: God sides with the vulnerable
Which words stood out for you as we read John’s account of the final moments of Jesus’ life – his trial before Pilate, condemnation and immediate crucifixion and burial? At the moment one phrase seems particularly relevant, Pilate’s question ‘what … Continue reading
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Tagged Asylum, Deportation, God sides with vulnerable, Good Friday, justice, Redemption, Rwanda, UK Government, What is Truth
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Was the Vineyard Owner Non-Dom?
Our second reading (Luke 20:9-19) gave us a wealthy landowner whose affairs appear to be complex. We are not told if he was resident in the hypothetical place the story is set, or whether he had non-domiciled status – his … Continue reading
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Tagged Ethics of wealth, Non domiciled tax, Palm Sunday, Vineyard Owner
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Prayer of Manaesseh – people can change
Our first reading came from one of those less visited and obscure corners of the Bible. It was The Prayer of Manasseh, which hides in the Apocrypha, a collection of books which many Bibles don’t include. The story of how … Continue reading
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Tagged Be nicer, Change, Killing Eve, Prayer of Manasseh, Repent, Villanelle
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Why do bad things happen?
Why do bad things happen? It’s a question that has taxed so many people for millennia. Some threads in the Bible will imply that it’s because we are punished for some misdemeanour. You could read some elements of our readings … Continue reading
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Tagged Making a difference, Nazanine Zachari-Ratcliffe, P&O, Ukraine
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Language of inclusion
Language matters; how we speak and the terms we use to describe ourselves, others, and God. So, the language of our worship matters enormously. It sets the tone which in turn shapes us, especially for those of us who use … Continue reading
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Tagged #PlayLIkeAGirl, Dietrich Bonhoeffer, Inclusive, Julian of Norwich, Language, Psalms, Society of Women Organists
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Canon Residentiary – Installation Sermon
When I looked at the readings set for this evening, I thought, well I’m glad I don’t have to preach on those, especially at a welcoming for a new ministry. As the adage goes, be careful what you don’t wish … Continue reading