22nd June 2025: Trinity 1
We’ve all had the experience of touching the highs and then facing normality, both in our secular and spiritual lives. Elijah had just come through the defeat of the prophets of Baal and Asherah where…
15th June 2025: Trinity Sunday
Trinity Sunday is the day that many ministers have a rest and let their SSM’s, Readers or Elders try and explain the mystery of the Trinity. The shamrock, the three states of water, eggs –…
8th June 2025: Pentecost
What is the Holy Spirit all about? Jesus talks about a Counsellor, the Spirit of Truth; Luke talks of tongues of fire enabling everyone to speak in different languages. Paul describes the Spirit of Holiness,…
1st June 2025: Easter 5, Thy Kingdom Come
We’re in the period between Ascension and Pentecost. Jesus has ascended into heaven, but the promised Holy Spirit is yet to come. Across the denominations Christians are challenged o pray for people to come to…
25th May 2025: Easter 6
In order to set up a synagogue you need ten men. As the Jews moved out of the Roman state of Palestine, they settled in towns across the empire. And where they settled, there were…
Sunday 18th May 2025 Easter 5
“A new command I give you: Love one another.” Aw, well that’s nice isn’t it!“As I have loved you, so you must love one another.” To love like Jesus loves us.“Greater love has no-one than…
Sunday 11th May Easter 4
I do not doubt the power of prayer. I’ve seen prayer answered in small, and in dramatic, ways. Prayer, the on-going daily conversation with God, is extremely important to me. But, prayer can be difficult.…
Sunday 4th May 2025 Easter 3
Simon Peter and another disciple were following Jesus. The other disciple, who was known to the high priest, spoke to the girl on duty there and brought Peter in.“You are not one of His disciples,…
Sunday 27th April Easter 2
In his delightful book, ‘The God Delusion’, Richard Dawkins rails against unquestioning faith.In his atheist world, everything must be evidence based, able to stand up to rigorous, scientific investigation. The ‘problem’ with religious people, people…
