Tag Archives: Christmas

Sermon: Christmas Day

Posted on December 24, 2018 by

Let’s remember those ‘copping the hypocrisy, racism and hate’; those abused by church leaders; LGBTIQ teachers and students at religious schools. Let’s remember that in each one of these people we see Jesus’ face. Continue reading →

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Sermon: God as one of us

Posted on December 25, 2017 by

‘Christmas day: Our Goose pye was eat with great approbation and in the Evening all hands were as Drunk as our forefathers usd to be upon the like occasion’. Continue reading →

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Sermon: Mary the Magnificent

Posted on December 23, 2017 by

There’s no doubt that Mary and Jesus are mother and son; both of them are radical re-makers of the world. Neither of them is particularly meek and mild. Continue reading →

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For the newsletter: Let your light shine

Posted on November 1, 2017 by

Have you heard of ‘virtue signalling? The British journalist and author James Bartholomew claims to have coined it in The Spectator in 2015 after realising that Victorians gave much more to charity than contemporary British people do. He says that … Continue reading →

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Sermon: Be loved.

Posted on December 25, 2016 by

Asking for help is seen as weakness and people who need help are often despised. Continue reading →

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The Joy of Giving at Christmas (and I’m serious about that title)

Posted on December 1, 2016 by

I may pretend I’m a ‘Bah! Humbug!’ Scrooge, but, really, I’m the Scrooge who wakes up on Christmas morning and goes on a massive shopping spree. Continue reading →

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