There was some discussion on Radio 4 this morning about whether Fidel Castro was a good man or a bad man, a good thing for the people of Cub...

Calvin was in the habit of meeting with the pastors of Geneva and the surrounding district every Friday morning to examine candidates for th...

It is disappointing, it seems to me, that amongst Calvin's dying words to the pastors of Geneva was a charge not to change anything. For...

As it's Reformation time of year, and I have just finished and enjoyed a biography of Luther, I have been reading a tiny bit of Calvin b...

God willing I will preach on Romans 16 this coming Lord's Day. Paul greets a number of co-workers and those who have worked hard in th...

I was aware that some monasteries would combine some of the hours of prayer to make life easier - less getting up in the middle of the night...

I hope it is clear that I make no great claims to originality in my preaching. And I do not think that sermons are really the place for fo...

Know, Love, Follow Jesus The diocesan strategy 2015-2020 The Prayer of St Richard of Chichester (mid-13 th C Bishop): ...

Something I wrote a little while ago. Other tips?   Getting Started in Personal Bible Reading and Prayer It would be great to ai...

It being almost 2017, every Christian and anyone who cares about history, culture or religion will obviously want to read a biography or two...

In which I draft a summary of a meeting before it has taken place! From The Rectory On Thursday 6 th October, a number of us me...

I am planning to preach on Malachi so I have been jotting down how some commentaries divide it up and how it might translate into a sermon s...

I have been speaking on "You are the salt of the earth" at this year's harvest services. I have followed what seems to be the ...

The book of Nehemiah is often preached for leadership tips or with a view to a building project. It occurred to me today that I don't re...

I am planning a sabbatical, and whilst there is a great danger of too many projects which don't really come off, I am thinking of having...

Some jottings from a sermon preached by The Revd Vaughan Roberts on Romans 12:3-end at St Ebbe's Church, Oxford. So often a dis...

“Measure of faith” in Romans 12v3c is a tricky little phrase. According to Cranfield, measure has 7 possible meanings, faith 5, of 2,...

Romans 12:3-21 (page 1139) Relationships Transformed by The Gospel Vv1-2: Our relationship with God – consecration and transfor...

Amongst many more important and useful things, of course. Queen Victoria and Prince Albert had a switch which allowed them to lock their b...

I read Getting Things Done a few years ago and found it immensely helpful but I am not as diligent at using its systems as I should be. I...