Monthly Archives: August 2017

I believe… we are the church Romans 12:1-8 and Matthew 16:13-20

Posted on August 27, 2017 by

As a nation we’ve just concluded the annual event that is the season of exam results, with the GCSE results being issued last Thursday.  The exams this year have been touted as the hardest for a while, with new curricula … Continue reading →

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Being like the Elijah of the Canaanites

Posted on August 20, 2017 by

My deployment in Eversley continues – lovely to have a settled period of ministry, much as I enjoyed the peripatetic ministry of recent months. Today is 10th Sunday after Trinity and I felt the readings from Matthew 15:21-28 and Romans 11:1-2a … Continue reading →

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It’s Jesus’ job to walk on water – Matthew 14:22-33

Posted on August 13, 2017 by

In our Gospel this morning, Jesus takes possibly the shortest retreat or holiday on record. If we assume he dismisses the now well-fed five thousand and his chastened disciples sometime before the speedy fall of a mediterranean dusk, and walks … Continue reading →

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