He was born in a barn, his father a carpenter, and his mother a decent woman, but they were of no significance, and certainly couldn’t have afforded to give a boy a private education. And yet, as a teenager, he was arguing the toss with his elders and betters in the council chamber … More The Son of God
On Passion Sunday 2020 Rev Deborah gave this sermon. It was recorded in the vicarage garden, and you may have seen the video already. Here is the text so you can ponder it again … More Jesus Raises Lazarus from the Dead
This sermon was given by Rev Sue on Wednesday 11 March 2020. You can listen again here … More Can you drink from My cup?
On Wednesday morning we woke up to yet another tragedy. This time there was no deliberate act of violence. A London tower block 24 stories high housing over 400 people had been engulfed by fire … More Suffering
Our 21st century minds like to have explanations, to rationalise things. We like to know and understand. Ours is not an age which goes in for story-telling, apart from crime dramas and soap operas. Even then the stories have to make sense … More Ascension Day
This morning’s sermon, delivered by Rev Deborah on the Wednesday of Holy Week, asked us to empathise with a parent of a victim of the slaughter of the innocents in Bethlehem … More Paid on the Nail
This sermon was given by Rev Deborah on 5 April – the 5th week of Lent 2017. you can listen to it here … More Tears
There is a saying that people sometimes use:
“He/she has the patience of Job!”, which is used to describe someone that they are impressed with, for how they keep going without complaining in the midst of terrible trials … More Monumental Memories
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