23 May 2021 A two-part sermon on Acts 2:1-21 for Pentecost Here are the two parts of my sermon for Pentecost for All Saints, Ealing (respectively, 12 mins 42 secs and 13 mins 55 secs). Thoughts welcome! Categories Speaking Comments: 0
4 May 2021 Some recent publications It’s been a busy season the last few weeks for publications of things I’ve been asked to commend, plus one book I’ve contributed to myself, so here’s an update, with my comments in each case. ’Tricia Williams’ What Happens to Faith when Christians Get Dementia (Eugene, OR: Wipf & Stock, 2021) is a lightly revised doctoral thesis studying how some... Categories Books and articles/People/Research/Reviews/Writing Comments: 0
21 April 2021 The parables and the kingdom of God/heaven—slides My friend Dr Svetlana Khobnya invited me to talk with her Jesus and the Gospels class at Nazarene Theological College, Manchester, about what the parables teach about the kingdom of God/heaven, and we did it this morning. This was fun! I was particularly struck in preparing by the concentration of ‘The kingdom of God/heaven is like…’ in Matthew and ‘To... Categories Research/Speaking Comments: 0
10 April 2021 A two-part sermon on John 20:19-31 Here are links to my two-part sermon on John 20:19-31, the Gospel reading for the first Sunday after Easter (this year, 11 April). The passage is well-known for ‘doubting’ Thomas, but there’s a lot more there than that—and I’ve things to say about doubt and faith which I hope will be helpful. Part 1 is a little under 12 minutes,... Categories Research Comments: 0
29 March 2021 Elijah, Elisha, John and Jesus in Luke-Acts: slides I’ve just had great fun in the two-day online seminar on the use of the Old Testament in the New, chaired by Professor Susan Docherty. Normally, this annual seminar happens in person at St Deiniol’s Library, Hawarden in North Wales, but this year it took place online. The seminar is engaged in a project in looking at how the New... Categories Articles and papers/Conferences/Research Comments: 2
27 March 2021 A two-part sermon on Mark 15:1-39—Mark’s account of the cross Below are links to the two-part sermon I recorded for my church, All Saints Ealing (London) for this weekend (Sun 28 March). My excellent vicar, Rachel Marszalek, chose the passion reading from Mark 15:1-39 for this weekend, which is an option in the Anglican lectionary for Palm Sunday. Part 1 is about 13 mins and part 2 about 10 mins.... Categories Speaking Comments: 0
