Adapted from sermon given on Remembrance Sunday 2019. John 10.7-18 Therefore Jesus said again, “Very truly I tell you, I am the gate for the sheep. All who have come before me are thieves and robbers, but the sheep have not listened to them. I am the gate; whoever enters through me will be saved. [...]
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Weekly Check-in (10)
The first week back at work after holiday is always interesting. There's the initial lament that the holiday is over, there's the shock at the sound of the alarm going off, there's the slow adjustment as your brain begins to whir again, there's the first Sunday which is a shock to the system... and then [...]
Festival of Preaching
From looking at my blog, it might well seem that I have a somewhat jet-setting life style. Well, what with three festivals in two months, I am beginning to wonder if that is the case! But as far as I'm concerned, you have to seize these opportunities when they arise. So, 6 or so months [...]
A year as a Priest: top 10 moments
I can hardly believe that it is a year to the day that I became a priest. I feel like lighting a candle and singing! 365 days since I knelt in Liverpool Cathedral with many friendly hands on my head, back and shoulders and even more prayers being offered from family, friends, parishoners and colleagues [...]