A nice woman from Church House in Hove phoned today to say that they had heard (I know not how) that we had had a new addition to the family...

I’m glad to say that the good people of Holy Trinity, Eastbourne seem quite happy with a bit of interpretative maximalism. No grammatical-h...

The youth group are having an indoor bouncy castle tonight. The text for the talk: "he [God] is my fortress" (Psalm 62:2). (1) God...

Calvin says it is a thing indifferent whether we use red or white wine in the Lord's Supper, which should be left to the church's di...

Presumably half-baked thoughts are better than no thoughts. But there are probably some foods I would rather have raw than half-baked. More ...

As it’s a Thursday I’m struggling away at Calvin’s doctrine of the Supper again – partly with a view to thinking about whether or not the...

I guess I should be a more faithful reader of the church newspapers that pad onto my doormat every week, but I'd not come across The Thi...

Does anyone have any tips for good places to find free images on-line for use in talks? I’m particularly interested in some gold, frank...

Here's a copy of my handout for a sermon preached yesterday on Zechariah's song from Luke 1:57-80 entitled A Song For Christmas: Two...

I've noticed my fellow Eastbourne curate, Rev'd Glen Scrivner is blogging away at http://christthetruth.wordpress.com/ Aren't yo...

Visiting Mrs Lloyd and our firstborn in hospital this morning, it was a bit like being on a beech in Tenerife as people came and touted the...

for the safe arrival of Jonathan Obadiah Andrew Lloyd at 1:03pm today, at Eastbourne District General Hospital, weighing 8 pounds and 6 ounc...

My arm has been twisted for an item for the church magazine ( HT Today ) for the re-launched January edition. I'm hoping something like ...

Our church website at: http://www.htpcebn.mistral.co.uk/ badly needs improving. We don't really have anyone in the church with the time ...

Here are some first thoughts on what I might preach on in January - April 2008: 13 Jan AM – Famous “Anglican” Texts: Now I Can Die Happy! ...

I'm planning a long series on Sunday evenings in John's Gospel. I preached last month from the "last page" of the Gospel o...

Having had a look at B.R. 426 Pray With The Navy (Chaplain of the Fleet, Ministry of Defence, 1965) and The Book of Common Prayer (where t...

An interesting observation and suggestion from Revd Dr Peter Leithart : Many translators and interpreters of Augustine's de doctrina...

As I contemplate preaching on the prologue to John’s gospel on Sunday, I want to issue all sorts of disclaimers. Of course I don’t reall...

Reading the Ford-Battles edition of Calvin's Institutes, I have to remind myself that it seems "just as" often seems to mean ...