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You better watch out, you better not cry, better not pout, I'm telling you why: Santa Claus is coming to town. He's making a list,...

We’ve all got them – books that we bought with every good intention, but have never actually read. As part of the process of retiring,...

It was a warm summer’s evening and as Jeremy sat back in his pew to relax, the final notes died away on the organ. The preacher took a...

“And Jesus sent them out to proclaim the kingdom of God and to heal those who were ill.” (Luke 9:2) I have recently begun a training...

Little did I know, in 2012, when I took up my post in Christ Church, Bangkok, that a significant aspect of my work would involve ministry...

One of the highpoints of my ministry has been sharing with the Karen community, living along the Thai/Myanmar border. As vicar of Christ...

If I was feeling mean and vindictive, I would conduct a little test. What do you know about St. Bartholomew? But, I suspect, the test...

Overheard at the door of the church one Sunday: “Vicar, I didn't know what sin was until you came to the parish.” Or, as Paul writes, “do...

There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under the heavens: a time to be born and a time to die, a time to plant...

If you follow the church’s lectionary, Trinity Sunday has an important function. All of the Sundays for the next few months, up until the...

In the UK, it used to be a public holiday weekend. Nowadays, the ‘Spring Bank Holiday’ seldom coincides so, despite being second only in...

Falling as it does on a Thursday, Ascension Day is one of those festivals that can easily be overlooked, even by the faithful. It marks...

‘Every baptized Christian is baptized for service.’ (John Tiller: A Strategy for the Church's Ministry, 1983) When I was a theological...

As we look forward to the King's coronation in two day's time. We haven’t got much experience of coronations. Any of us below the age of...

The Scots celebrate St Andrew; the Welsh wear leeks for St David; the Irish go wild for St Patrick, so why is it that the English are so...

Very early on the first day of the week, just after sunrise, they were on their way to the tomb and they asked each other, ‘Who will roll...

Trust the English to be different from everyone else! The death and resurrection of Jesus was originally celebrated in a single event –...

Hot Cross Buns are the traditional food for Good Friday – the cross being a pertinent reminder of the event of this day. This day is, of...

The great climax of Holy Week begins with our Lord’s celebration of the Last Supper, which St. Paul introduces by writing, ‘On the night...

Hosanna in the Highest! What did the crowd expect on that first Palm Sunday? They were living in an occupied land. They were longing for...