Tag Archives: Sermon

A woman from Samaria

For someone who when he spoke and acted was the most charismatic man I have ever met, he blended in by the well. I did not notice him when I arrived. I was tired of course being there in the … Continue reading

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The Temptation: A Jackal’s Story

Caspar is my name. it is not often that our cave is shared with humans. i am a golden jackal and live in the desert planes. It is not the most hospitable place. I survive my eating berries and carrion, … Continue reading

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The Transfiguration

(Matthew 17:1–13, Acts 12:1-2) As I sit here in this dark and dank place, awaiting the dawn, I would not have had it any other way. He called me by the sea, my brother and I, and Andrew and Simon. … Continue reading

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Romans 8. 18-25 A Story

Romans will probably be my last letter. I hope to get to Rome, but I probably will not. I feel my age. My body has been through so much, as you know, beatings, stoning, fights, and imprisonment. This is not … Continue reading

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Conversion of Paul: A story

I was enveloped by the darkness as I fell to the ground. The light of the one who stood before me penetrated the scales in front of my eyes. Nevertheless, I could hear and recognise the voice who said, ‘Saul, … Continue reading

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I love St Paul

( a draft sermon for the Conversion of Paul): 25 January 2026 I am a fan of the Apostle Paul – and his writings. They are sometimes provocative, often robust, but always rooted in his pastoral commitment that the church … Continue reading

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Shadow of Death

As she cradled the battered body of her broken boy, Mary lifted her eyes to the heavens, from where help seemed not to come. Her lips moved and almost inaudibly, she whispered; my soul magnifies the Lord and my spirit … Continue reading

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I wonder who Jesus is for you

I wonder who Jesus is to you? How do you think of Jesus? In 1977, large swathes of the UK gathered around their televisions to watch ‘Jesus of Nazareth’. For many people, Robert Powell became the face of Jesus. With … Continue reading

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Bregeth: Dawns Iesu

Pa mor hir fyddi di’n ein cadw ni i ddyfalu? Dyma’r cwestiwn a ofynnwyd i Iesu. Os mai ti yw’r Meseia, dywed wrthym yn blaen? Gofynnir y cwestiwn hwn i Iesu yng Ngŵyl y Cysegru neu Wledd y Maccabeaid. Roedd … Continue reading

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Catch Fish!| Dal Pysgod!| Luc/Luke 5:1-11

Unwaith pan oedd y dyrfa’n gwasgu ato ac yn gwrando ar air Duw, ac ef ei hun yn sefyll ar lan Llyn Genesaret, gwelodd ddau gwch yn sefyll wrth y lan. Yr oedd y pysgotwyr wedi dod allan ohonynt, ac … Continue reading

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