In what has been billed ‘the most watched sermon in history’ the Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby, today spoke at … More
Tag: Preaching
2 Things I Admired in the King’s Speech
At 6pm UK time a new era in world history began – King Charles III made his first formal speech … More
Who in the world am I preaching to?
I preach over 100 sermons annually. That amounts to more hours of preparation than I can hope to quantify, and … More
Preaching under the smile and the smiting rod
As I write these words, our home has descended into the silence of sleep on a Saturday night, and I … More
Some implications of an empty pulpit
Whether your cup is half empty or half full in the current global crisis, whether you credit or descry online … More
A Certain Sound through Preaching
How are we to answer the exigencies and anxieties of the hour? What tone of voice and approach should we … More
An uncertain sound
There is a famous anecdote about a church producing some signage for the gable wall of their building, with the … More
The loneliness of the long distance Pastor
At the moment it seems like everything is interim. The decisions that we were agonising over a fortnight ago about … More
Brothers, shall we weep?
As Christian ministers we are vulnerable to the twin temptations of activism and stoicism, of deploying our energies or cutting … More
Reverse engineering the logic of Scripture
I believe that the systematic expository preaching of Scripture is not the only means of teaching the gathered church, but … More