Category: Church Matters

The other Sunday morning the distribution of the bread at Chelmsford Cathedral took a little longer than normal. Pre-pandemic we

For those who follow the Revised Common Lectionary, yesterday was ‘The feast of Timothy and Titus’. It is the day

The Quiet Haven: An anthology of readings on death and heaven (DLT, London 2021. 144pp: £12.99 hard back) compiled by

From my earliest beginnings books have had a special place in my life. Born during the Second World War –

Who is this Jesus, whose baptism we celebrate this time of the year? Who is this Jesus by whose birth

When I was a child, we used to sing the old chorus: Count your blessings, name them one by one

Earlier this autumn I was welcoming back to church a Filipino family. Prior to the pandemic they had been regular

As regular readers of my blog will be aware, for the last three weeks I have taken the liberty of

Traditionally the third Sunday of Advent, which in 2020 falls next Sunday, has been celebrated as Ministry Sunday. The lectionary

Two weeks ago I wrote about my new book, There is Hope: Preaching at Funerals which will be published on