How Fasting In Lent Helps Our Prayer Life

Dear Friends, It’s wonderful to be writing to you in this season of Lent. Many of us will have undertaken fasts and disciplines for Lent. During Lent, we may give up something such as eating chocolate or crisps, or we might take on a new discipline of prayer walking around the block. There is no … Continue reading How Fasting In Lent Helps Our Prayer Life

Fight the Good Fight, Run the Race, and Keep the Faith

This sermon was preached at the church of St Peter and St Paul, Langham on Sunday 2nd July 2023 for the feast of St Peter and St Paul. Readings: Acts 12:1-11; 2 Timothy 4:6-8, 17-18; Matthew 16:13-19 Any last words? It’s a classic film trope where the villain turns to the captured hero and gives … Continue reading Fight the Good Fight, Run the Race, and Keep the Faith

What is Paul’s Letter to the Galatians All About?

Dear Friends,  We have been looking at Paul’s letter to the Galatians in our Langham Bible Study group. It’s a book in the Bible that I have read many times before but preparing the sessions for each week has opened up a new richness in the text for me. Paul is writing to the church … Continue reading What is Paul’s Letter to the Galatians All About?