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I have written before about what I might do if I found myself preaching on the Sunday after our Queen died. Well that is where I found...

I have been thinking about the stories in the four Gospels where the disciples have worked hard and have caught nothing, then Jesus turns...

It was good to have a brief break from blogging to make space for sea, sand and sunshine (most of the time), and a few ice creams on the...

“Football was invented because men had nothing to say to their mates.” (Ben Elton) Certainly, football is something that men take very...

The media event of last week was the airing of the final episode of the long running Australian soap opera Neighbours. “Thanks for loving...

One of the things I miss about being a regular church pastor is the sense of excitement and anticipation about preparing for a new sermon...

Presidential candidate George H. W. Bush received enthusiastic cheers by promising his party convention, “Read my lips, no new taxes.”...

Last week I was pleased to be part of the Dead Preachers Society Conference in Eastbourne. The idea arose from a visit to New Orleans...

I sometimes jokingly say that the epitaph on my gravestone is likely to be: “He could talk!” Of course, that is an obvious danger for...

Summer is often the time when preachers sketch out plans for the coming year’s sermons. One of the easiest ways to manage this process is...

Preaching is not intended to be a virtuoso solo performance. All sermons should be well populated. I was reminded of this last weekend as...

Preachers operate at a number of levels in every sermon. We connect the following worlds: The world of unbelief or indifference.This is a...