We should certainly make full use of the internet and other technologies.  But in general, we would be wise to expect evangelism to be slow...

 Each of the seasons has its own particular glories. To my mind, it is hard to think that this is not somehow connected to themes of birth, ...

 Professor Paul Helm has written a helpful little book about the doctrine of Scripture: Just Words? Special Revelation and the Bible (Evang...

 What does it take to become an expert on something or to do something really excellently? You need a pretty narrow field or a well defined ...

 One of the most pressing current theological questions, it seems to me, is how you recognise a church. This is so because you know you ough...

 There are of course a number of different biblical terms and models for the minister (servant), presbyter (elder), bishop (overseer).  Perh...

 Which as it happens, I stole from my Lay Reader whose sermon I was able to listen to on Facebook.  When the Vicar talks about Jesus, he is ...

 It is sometimes said that one should spend one hour in preparation for every minute one intends to speak. To my mind, this is not very help...

  Almighty God, whose faithful servants Nicholas Ridley and Hugh Latimer bore courageous witness to your pure gospel even to the point o...

 Who or what is in fact accepted as a trusted authority in the UK today? No longer the Bible or the church. Not the Vicar. Certainly not pol...

 I have sometimes been a bit sceptical of the idea that bible books / passages always have one big idea and that this should be reflected in...

 We may distinguish at least three senses of "the body of Christ": (1) The natural biological body of Christ received from Mary, b...

  From The Rectory   We have frequently heard over the last year about the government “following The Science” – or not. But this is some...

 A friend recently asked me what the right answer is on this. The truth is I haven't really thought about it very much. We need to be cl...

 To my mind The Thirty Nine Articles of Religion are a jolly good thing and are much neglected in the dear old C of E to its loss.  The Chu...

Christians of all people should be good at apologising. We know that we are guilty hell-deserving sinners. We do not (or should not) mind ad...

  From The Rectory   For the last few weeks, our sermon series has been from the Old Testament book of Ecclesiastes. You can catch up ...

Ecclesiastes 7 (p672) Introduction: Biblical wisdom If all is foggy vapour, wisdom or escapism? I. Four ways to be wise: (1)    Embr...

 Imagine someone with a hugely enlarged right bicep. Some of his other features are normal, some are withered.  We are in danger of becoming...

 This afternoon I picked up my second hand copy of Ode To The Countryside: Poems to Celebrate the British Landscape (National Trust), which ...