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Posts from 2019

Is it really good news for all people?

It was our first Christmas together, but it didn’t run smoothly.  Not only were we in a friend’s house with an ancient (and very ineffective) heating system but we lost our most expensive present. We’d opened our gifts, and thought we’d put them all to one side, but somehow the tickets to the theatre in London went out with the rubbish!  Small…

Post Election Musings…

I’m writing this on Friday morning with the election results still buzzing around my head. The size of the Conservative majority shocked many people, delighting some and terrifying others, but the reality is that we now have a Conservative government committed to “get Brexit done!” But whatever our political allegiances, as Christians we can and should take a broader view. Here are…

There’s a Dragon in My Nativity

At St Nicholas on Sunday morning I’ll be showing another Christmas film that includes a dragon.  It’s called ‘There’s a Dragon in my Nativity.’  If you miss it, you can find it here: It’s a wonderful presentation, beautifully made (so share it on facebook!) and it starts to unpack the reasons Jesus came and why he is called saviour. For Jesus to…

Commandment #1: No Gods But Me!

We’ve finally arrived at number 1: ‘I am the Lord your God, who brought you out of Egypt, out of the land of slavery. You shall have no other gods before me.’ When thinking of the 10 Commandments we often miss out the first sentence, but to do that destroys its context and weakens the very basis for our obedience.  These 10…