Category Archives: Sermons

Have you ever counted the stars? Its the sort of thing that a child might try to do. And stop after the first 100 or so….. In fact, there are about 5000 stars observable to the naked eye and about … Continue reading →

Suppose you were looking for a women to change the world – who would you choose? Theresa May maybe or Laverne Cox. Maybe Gina Miller or Rita Ora But an unknown relatively poor fiancé to a carpenter? Little Mary meek … Continue reading →

I hope that you are all ready for Christmas! Some of you will be thinking when I say that: ‘Doesn’t he understand my situation?’, I probably won’t see my family over Christmas’, or ‘Christmas always reminds me of the person … Continue reading →

Well its been eight months since I was licensed as your Rector at that amazing service in April on what would have been our Valley Worship Sunday here in Easton. The warmth of your welcome and encouragement was palpable and … Continue reading →

Come Holy Spirit: what we know not, teach us; what we have not, grant us; what we are not, make us; for your love’s sake. Amen. If you have a visitor coming, are you of the  ‘Tidy up the place, … Continue reading →

Its Advent Sunday and we are all looking forward to Christmas when we all celebrate the time when the creator of the universe came and lived on a rather unimportant planet orbiting a minor sun on the outskirts of the Roman empire in an unimportant village of the province … Continue reading →

The church was packed.  Just under 100 people largely from Easton but also from the other villages as well.  The format was the same as our usual Valley Worship services – informal but this time without the band but still … Continue reading →

It doesn’t matter who you are: you can be a ambassador from the Commonwealth; you can be a president or head of state of another country; you can be a bride on the day of your wedding to a Prince; … Continue reading →

This is such a famous passage.  What is the most important commandment? Jesus says: ‘love God; and love neighbour as yourself’.  We know it well. But if it is as simple as that, why then does Jesus say to the scribe … Continue reading →

It was pouring with rain. I was just leaving Bank station.  People were rushing to get home and I was rushing to get to a reception in the City; and I almost stepped on her….. She was sitting curled up on the steps looking down but holding up an … Continue reading →

New Resources Philippians 4:1-9 How can we have peace? I don’t mean “PEACE man!” as the hippies used to say in the 70s, although, of course, not having conflict in the world would be wonderful…. But how can we have peace, in the every day situations in which we … Continue reading →