Galatians 5:13-25 In Rowan Williams’ book “Being Disciples: Essentials of the Christian Life”, his last chapter is entitled “Life in the Spirit”, and what I have to say is largely based on this chapter and some of the other things I have been thinking about and experiencing over the last few months. Paul, in this… Continue reading Sermon – Coming alive in Christ
Lent C2 – Luke 13:31-35 This reading is kind of a weird reading, and it took me quite a while to work out what to say about it. It’s probably helpful for us to look at the context of where this reading fits in Luke’s gospel. Just before this, Jesus had been preaching in synagogues… Continue reading Sermon – Jesus knew he would die
Luke 3:1-6 (Advent 2C) I had a lot of trouble writing this sermon, so I didn’t end up writing a decent intro, hence the abrupt beginning… Luke starts this story by listing the rulers – both secular and religious – who were around at the time of the story. Yes, the information can be used to… Continue reading Sermon – Wilderness
Matthew 3:13-17 It’s strange, isn’t it, that the new year feels, somehow, so drastically different from the last? Last year my constant companion was “exhaustion”. If you had asked me how I was, as many of you did, at essentially any point during the year, I was likely to say something like “oh I’m doing… Continue reading Sermon – The Baptism of Jesus
Matthew 6:25-29 What amazing weather we’ve been having in the last week! Really this is one of the great joys of living in this part of the world – seeing the seasons change so dramatically. I actually really like winter, because I’m a huge homebody and winter is a great excuse to stay at home… Continue reading Sermon – Creation
John 13:1-31 Here in this text Jesus is speaking with his disciples during the last supper. He has just announced that he will be leaving soon – he will be going somewhere they cannot follow, at least not for the moment. Understandably, the disciples are a little concerned at this news, and so Jesus comforts… Continue reading Sermon – Trinity
Helen Travers 