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
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
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
24 March 2021 Eric Roseberry interviews me Eric Roseberry hosts the podcast On Biblical Scholarship, and was kind enough to interview me about how I got into biblical scholarship, who my influences are, and lots else—here’s a link to the podcast. Thoughts welcome! Categories Books and articles/Research/Speaking Comments: 2
20 February 2021 A two-part sermon on Mark 1:9-15 I’ve recorded a two-part sermon on Mark 1:9-15, the set reading in the Church of England lectionary for this Sunday, the first Sunday of Lent (21 February 2021), and the two sections are below. Part 1 is just over 10 minutes, and part 2 is a little over 13 minutes. Comments are most welcome! At the end of the video,... Categories Speaking Comments: 0
11 February 2021 A sermon on Psalm 2 Here’s a sermon which is a touch over 25 minutes, and explores Psalm 2 both in its Old Testament setting and in the way Luke and Acts make use of the psalm. Thoughts and comments welcome! Warning for those who are sensitive to lack of political correctness: I start with a joke about a blonde, making clear in my introductory... Categories Speaking/Study Comments: 2
