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Gladys Aylward, Hero Of The Faith
Today I took two school assemblies in the same school – one for the infants, the second for the juniors. We are on a series about ‘saints’, which we have renamed ‘heroes of the faith’. This week I was...
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Happy Easter
Happy Easter, one and all. I have no new sermon material for Easter Day this year. In the morning, we are doing worship differently, and although I am giving a two-part talk it is designed as initial...
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Bollywood And Jesus
Sorry for the lack of posts recently – all due to the move of appointment, which I begin today. Here’s a short piece to get back into the swing. Bollywood is making a film about the life of Christ. It...
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David Wilkerson
It is sad to read this morning the overnight news from Texas about the death of David Wilkerson. in a car crash. His life and ministry impacted millions. No appeals to his supporters for the money to...
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Sermon: Waiting For The Holy Spirit
Acts 1:6-14 “We’re all just trash, waiting to be thrown away.” It’s a line from Toy Story 3. I’m sure several of you have seen the Toy Story animated films. Young Andy has a collection of toys, such as...
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The Church And The Scarecrow Festival
“You’ve got to go to the Pirbright Scarecrow Festival, it’s amazing,” said one of the mums at school. It was on yesterday, and, well, Sally was right. Over fifty scarecrows scattered around the village...
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Sermon: The Holy Spirit And Mission
Acts 2:14-41 You may remember the 1984 film Amadeus, about the life of Mozart and his rival Salieri. There is a famous scene where Mozart receives a backhanded compliment. The Emperor Joseph II says to...
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Peter Pan And Tintin: Icons For Today?
“Peter Pan is a lesbian.” So said a seven-year-old to me, after he had seen the local pantomime. Sitting with my own seven-year-old who wouldn’t have a clue what a lesbian is, I didn’t know where to...
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Etta James, R.I.P.
Soul and blues singer Etta James has died at the age of 73. She was rarely in the pop charts, although her biggest success – her cover of Muddy Waters‘ ‘I just want to make love to you’ – reached...
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Amazon Associates
This is just to let you know that I have applied today to rejoin the Amazon Associates programme, which pays small commission fees to me if you click on a link to one of their products from here and...
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