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'Everyone did as he saw fit.' (Judges 17:6) The Book of Judges deals with the issue of failure: the nation's failure to trust in God;...

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...

‘Then the Lord raised up Judges….’ (Judges 2:16) The Book of Judges is a sorry tale. After all the effort of escaping from Egypt and...

‘They’ve made it! After forty years of wandering around in the Sinai Peninsula, the people of Israel have travelled north through the...

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...

We have already thought about the Law. The first five books of the Bible – the Pentateuch are categorised as being the Books of Law....

Canaan is an ancient name for the Holy Land – derived from the Canaanites, the non-Jewish tribes who lived there. The land was first...

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...

Second time around: 'Been there, done that, got the t-shirt.' How often do we think something like that? 'I know all about that, I don't...

The book of Numbers narrates the chequered history of the people of Israel after their escape from Egypt. Having received the Law, they...

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...

At the beginning of the Book of Numbers, the action of the story has not moved forwards since the end of the Book of Exodus. God’s people...

‘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...