The Importance of Being Present: Lessons from Martha and Mary

In every marriage, there are two types of people. Look at your own marriage, or your parents, or your friends, and you will see there are two types of people. In general, you will find that these two types of people will marry each other. I can see it in my marriage. I can see … Continue reading The Importance of Being Present: Lessons from Martha and Mary

If I were a Christian, I wouldn’t tell anyone…but there would be signs

This sermon was preached on Sunday 6th April 2025. Bible Reading: Philippians 3:4-14; John 12:1-8 If I were a Christian, I wouldn’t tell anyone… but there would be signs. Obviously, I am saying this in jest. You know I am a Christian, and I repeatedly tell you that I am a Christian, too. But this … Continue reading If I were a Christian, I wouldn’t tell anyone…but there would be signs

Mothering Sunday: Celebrating Love Beyond Biology

This sermon was preached on Mothering Sunday, 30th March 2025. Bible Reading: Colossians 3:12-17; John 19:25-27 Mothering Sunday is always one of those days with mixed emotions. For some of us, our experience of motherhood is great. We have wonderful mothers in our lives, and being a mother has been a great joy to us. … Continue reading Mothering Sunday: Celebrating Love Beyond Biology

Mary’s Magnificat: A Song of Blessing and Praise

This Sermon was preached on Sunday 22nd December 2025 at All Saints Church, Oakham. Bible Reading: Luke 1.39-55 So, you’re an unmarried teenager who has just found out that you are pregnant. But this isn’t today in the UK; this was 2000 years ago in the Middle East, which was a very different place compared to … Continue reading Mary’s Magnificat: A Song of Blessing and Praise

A Birth In Palestine That Needed To Happen

This sermon was preached on Sunday 17th December 2023 at St Peter and St Paul Church, Langham. Today, amid the conflict going on in the Holy Land, there are 50,000 pregnant women on the brink of giving birth in Gaza. Women who conceived in safety, now nine months later, face the chaos and horror of … Continue reading A Birth In Palestine That Needed To Happen