Tag Archives: St. Paul’s Letters

Living Hermeneutically about Homosexuality (thanks to Steve Chalke)

Posted on January 17, 2013 by

About ten years ago my husband and I were delighted to become Godparents to the child of some old college friends, and co-Godparent with their close friend who happens to be a lesbian Christian.  We had no problem with this, … Continue reading →

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Imitating God – a team event! Ephesians 4:25 – 5:2

Posted on August 12, 2012 by

I had worried that using an Olympic theme might be too much for some this morning, but apparently it wasn’t as I’ve lots of positive feedback. For many however, the image that spoke to them most was that of the … Continue reading →

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Oh the deep, deep love of Jesus! Ephesians 1:3-14 (an anniversary sermon)

Posted on July 18, 2012 by

This sermon should be a lesson to me in checking rotas as it never got preached! There may be other lessons to be learnt too: Oh the deep, deep love of Jesus! Vast, unmeasured, boundless, free; Rolling as a mighty … Continue reading →

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God’s indispensable bubbles – 1 Corinthians 12:12-27

Posted on June 28, 2012 by

I actually preached this more than a week ago, and it feeds from what I was thinking here about how our new bishop has challenged me personally. It also draws inspiration from a affirmation of faith for children which uses … Continue reading →

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Revealing our identity – 1 Corinthians 12:4-14

Posted on June 11, 2012 by

I led and preached at our 8am service this week, using as my ‘hook’ or image a BBC4 programme on the Antikythera Mechanism. Not my usual style, but I hope God spoke to someone through it! My family possibly have … Continue reading →

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Plunging into the promise – Romans 4:13-25

Posted on March 10, 2012 by

I had to take my personal story of ministry and faith back 18 years, to the parish of Warfield (near Bracknell)  to preach about that little word “faith” last week. The process proved to be one of the toughest battles … Continue reading →

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Beyond the grave at #gb11

Posted on September 1, 2011 by

I’ve spent much of my ministry as a Reader in the last 12 months focusing on the funeral ministry here at St Peter’s, developing my ministry in this field alongside helping to nurture the parish’s during our recent vacancy. Though … Continue reading →

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Are we greedy for heaven? Philippians 3:12-4:1

Posted on March 30, 2011 by

Preached this morning at our very quiet Morning Prayer service. I find it difficult to understand the passage from Philippians well enough to preach from it, and grappling with it, has got me wondering about what heaven is. How would … Continue reading →

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Shine like lights in the world – Philippians 2:12-18

Posted on March 13, 2011 by

I preached this morning at our 8am Morning Prayer from part of Philippians – through which we are currently working as a sermon series. It is a message that makes particular reference to our circumstances as a parish in vacancy … Continue reading →

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As I called to mind – All Souls

Posted on October 31, 2010 by

I have to say that preparing my talk for this afternoon’s All Soul’s service was one of the harder things I have had to do so far in ministry. I am indebted to Rosalind both for her comments on my … Continue reading →

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