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Tuning-in to God – Matthew 13 v1-9 and 18-23 Romans 8 v1-11

Posted on July 18, 2017 by

  I have spent much of this last few weeks listening. In the last week I’ve spent a few concentrated days fulfilling a long-standing commitment to take an annual personal retreat. I have sat in warm, dry surroundings and listened … Continue reading →

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Doing the right thing – Matthew 11:16-19, 25-end Romans 7:15-25

Posted on July 9, 2017 by

Doing the right thing doesn’t involve un-necessary guilt. I have a constant and irritating problem, and it involves a computer. Well, to be precise my laptop and our printer. Quite regularly the former will not talk to the latter, in … Continue reading →

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Receiving Jesus, Being Jesus – Matthew 10:40-42 and Romans 6:12-end

Posted on July 2, 2017 by

Some words shared with the lovely people of St. Mary’s Eversley on this first morning of my deployment, when the Gospel seemed appropriately themed to ‘welcome’. Of surprisingly personal interest among the welcoming congregations were a couple we last shared … Continue reading →

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Leaving the family – Romans 6:1-11 and Matthew 10:24-39

Posted on June 30, 2017 by

Last Sunday it was time to leave St. Mary’s Old Basing and Lychpit for pastures sort of new in Eversley. I’ve been so busy since picking up the threads and meeting new people that I’ve not stopped to say thank … Continue reading →

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Be heroes of hope – Matthew 9:35-10:8 and Romans 5:1-8

Posted on June 18, 2017 by

Today has been the last time for the foreseeable future in which I will support the North Hampshire Downs Benefice before my deployment to Eversley. All ‘lasts’ are tough, but after a week visiting the battlefields of Flanders to a … Continue reading →

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Living by the rules, or ruled by the Spirit? John 3:1-17

Posted on March 12, 2017 by

Back preaching in my curacy parish this week, and it’s Lent, a time to take stock of how we live by holding the mirror of Jesus’ teaching to our lives, and seeing whether we meet his expectations. The Gospel this week … Continue reading →

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Cutting out the canker – Romans 15:4-13 and Matthew 3:1-12 #Advent2

Posted on December 4, 2016 by

  I’m still on placement in the North Hampshire Downs, and was blessed today by a stunning run between the villages, scattering Redwings and other thrushes to the four winds, and narrowly avoiding a flock of Partridge who had less … Continue reading →

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