I go to church.
To get there I pass through the shopping centre we live beside on its busiest morning of the week. The nearby playing fields are crowded with players and spectators, the park run friends in their shorts … Read more
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Preaching to the aged
Throughout my work as a parish minister I have regularly taken worship services in aged care facilities. If I am honest, it would often be a highlight of my week. On each occasion I would make sure there was a … Read more
Psalm 90. Prayer is home
Prayer is more than useful, it is home. In this Psalm, mediating on our troubled world drives us to seek wisdom from God. Wisdom, in turn, drives us to seek grace from God – that he would give us joy … Read more
Colossians 3:5-17. Put off, put on
Grace makes us powerful. It puts into our hands the ability to change, in Paul’s words, to put off our earthly nature and clothe ourselves in the good and beautiful things God has already made for us. [Audio | Notes]… Read more
Psalm 73. Prayer is understanding
Prayer and worship is a place where we gain understanding of God’s work in the world and we experience his hold on us – even when our hold on God is frail. Psalm 73 seems to be a song of … Read more
Psalm 27. Prayer is worship
We have an ancient resource which can sustain us through lockdown, health struggles and fear. It is not therapy, thinking or the latest mindfulness apps but worship done well. David, in this Psalm teaches us how to enrich the worship … Read more
James 5:13-20. Prayers for healing
James concludes his letter with encouragements to prayer. Some turn inhis words into accusations that if we are not healed by prayer it is because we have unconfessed wrong in our lives or inadequate faith. This is to misunderstand what … Read more