Lent 2
Mark 8: 31-end Every single day most of us make decisions without giving it a second thought: we decide what time to get out of bed what we eat for breakfast, is it cereal, toast,a full English, or do we Read More …
Lent 1
Genesis 9:8, I Peter 3, Matthew 4:1-11 Sooner or later, it always comes down to POWER – in our relationships, families & communities, nations. Do you & I have power? Yes we do – each one of us. But what Read More …
Sunday next before Lent
What happens next?Mark 9:2-10 One of the joys of broadcasting live services is that sometimes unexpected things happen…just a few weeks ago, the eagle-eyed amongst you may have noticed a fire going on in the background. I think Toby appearing Read More …
2 Before Lent
Right from the very beginningJohn 1:1-14 This time last year I was busy packing a suitcase in preparation for a trip to Sri Lanka. It seems an age away now. I remember that by the time I returned to the Read More …
Presentation of Christ in the Temple
A PRESENTATION POEM FOR CANDLEMASS DAY – 31 January 2021Luke 2:22-40 This narrative-poem was inspired by the young American poet Amanda Gorman, who read her poem at President Joe Biden and V.P. Kamala Harris’s Inauguration. The reference to my late Read More …
Epiphany 3
John 2:1-11 – Full to over-flowing When I was due to take my driving test, many years ago, long before there was a theory exam to sit, the thing that really worried me was when the examiner opened his highway Read More …
Epiphany 1/Baptism of Christ
SUNDAY, 10 JANUARY 2021 A few weeks ago we gave an ‘eye-witness’ account of John the Baptist in place of the regular sermon. This went down really well and so thought that I would put together a follow-up, using the Read More …
Epiphany
Sunday 3 January 2021 Did you know that at the beginning of December, the Yorkshire Dales was named as a ‘Dark Sky Reserve’? What that means is, is that because it has low levels of light pollution, we have darker skies, which Read More …
Christmas Eve
At this moment, all over the world, people are celebrating because it is Christmas. But because of coronavirus, we probably can’t celebrate Christmas in the way we would normally choose. Have you had to change some of your plans this Read More …
Advent 4
Yesterday afternoon, here in church, I met an angel. She had white-blonde-hair, she was dressed in a beautiful white silk dress and she even had wings. Her name was Hattie and she was nearly three years old. She was brought by Read More …