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In the middle of our Psalm this Sunday, the Psalmist asks a question you may have asked yourself: “What shall I return to the Lord for all his goodness to me?” (Psalm 116:12) I hope that’s a question for find

There are times for all of us when we feel closer to God, and as I listen to people, I hear that these times are often when we are outdoors. Churches and their settings – sunsets – mountain tops –

With the early summer just beginning, this week I read for the first time this year the word ‘heatwave’. Apparently, in some parts of the country, the Met Office thinks the mercury could hit as high as 33C (about 91F)

At University, the college chapel invited a guest speaker every Sunday evening. One Sunday before Ascension the best speaker ever invited spoke on how Christ deals with Guilt. Word got out. On the Sunday after Ascension numbers were up, but

‘Hope’ is one of those words we use in a wide variety of ways. Sometimes we use it to talk about something we want to happen in the future – whether or not it is likely. I ‘hope’ the weather

What is it that you and I hope for? A sunny day for a walk? We often speak like this, and we genuinely wish for something pleasant. But the ‘hope’ seems weak, we cannot do much about it, so we

It was St George’s day this week. The patron Saint of England (and of Georgia, and soldiers, among other things), whose cross is the centre of our national and union flags. The hagiographies are varied and often contain ’embellishments’, but

Last week, we saw that the resurrection of Jesus was one of the things “of first importance” in Paul’s message (1 Cor 15:3). This week, we see that it’s not just important intellectually – as a theological idea – it’s

What do you make of Thomas? We give him the adjective ‘doubting’ and the combination is a modern idiom: Doubting Thomas. I wonder how he would feel about that. Maybe he’d be glad for the part he continues to play

I heard of a preacher who repeatedly contrasted the despair of Good Friday with the Hope of Easter Sunday. After each point (and there were many) he would say ‘But that was Friday, and Sunday’s coming’. For us as a