Bible reflections

I have a love/hate relationship with the lectionary. I love the theory of it—that over the course of three years congregations are exposed to the whole Bible. I am conservative enough to think all of it is in some sense “the word of God,” even the nasty bits, and that we do ourselves a disservice

One of the subjects I used to teach at Wycliffe College was preaching. And one thing I would ask the students as they were preparing to preach in class was to come up with a single phrase or sentence that summarised what the sermon is about. It was a good safeguard against rambling all over

If you were here last week, you may remember that the sermon was based on the reading from Paul. If you are here next week you will find that the sermon is from the Gospel. (I have inside knowledge!) So this week, I thought I’d speak about the OT reading for a change.  And then

The world divides into two kinds of people: those who divide the world into two kinds of people and those who don’t. Today’s story about Moses divides people into two—and in the course of the story Moses himself changes from the one kind to the other.   The story begins in chapter 2, which told

Right from the beginning, it had been no ordinary camping trip.  Some friends and I had gone off into the wilderness to camp by the river for three weeks, but our plan was not to swim and barbecue and fish but rather to fast and pray. We wanted to understand more of what God was

I want to tell you a story–one that happened long, long ago, in a galaxy far away. In fact, so long ago, and in such a different world, that I’m afraid it will probably be very difficult for you to identify. You’ll really have to exercise your imagination. The year, you see, was 605 BC.