Stephen’s Sermon – 6th September
‘No man is an island, entire of itself; every manis a piece of the continent, a part of the main.’ These words are from Devotions upon Emergent Occasions, a 1624 prose work by the English poet John Donne. Having read the…
Stephen’s Sermon – 30th August
As I have said before I am a great science fiction fan – Star Trek, Doctor Who, Star Wars, to name my favourites. One of the themes that they all explain is one of paradox – where opposites seem to…
Stephen’s Sermon – 16th August
At the start of todays service we heard the hymn – ‘There’s a wideness in God’s mercy, like the wideness of the sea; there’s a kindness in his justice, which is more than liberty.’ I had not heard this hymn…
Stephen’s Sermon – 9th August
Having spent the last week in Northumberland, walking on the beaches, listening to the waves and watching Poppy paddle in and out of the water with her tail wagging I can picture the scene of todays Gospel – the disciples…
Stephen’s Sermon – 26th July
‘Are you sitting comfortably? Then I’ll begin.’ How many of you remember that saying, my recollection is that it was a phrase used at the beginning of the radio programme, Listen with Mother that I listened to as a child. …
Stephen’s Sermon – 12th July
I don’t know about you but I love to be sitting on or walking along a beach. I love to listen to the waves crashing on to shore, it often gives you a chance to think and reflect. In fact,…
Stephen’s Sermon – 28th June
How long, O Lord? will you forget me for ever? how long will you hide your face from me? Psalm 13, the psalm set for today is one of those great psalms of lament, it is reassuring that God allows…
Stephen’s Sermon – 14th June
The number twelve. Twelve is one of those rare numbers to which people have for centuries attributed special significance. We give a special name for twelve – a dozen. More interestingly for us, it is a very significant number in…
Stephen’s Sermon – 7th June
Many of us love a good mystery. I love reading and when I am reading for pleasure I love reading mystery and detective novels are my books of choice at the end of the day before I go to sleep…
Stephen’s Sermon – 31st May
Today is the feast of Pentecost – the day when we remember the coming of the Holy Spirit to the apostles. I don’t know about you but I love the story – I love the story of the coming of…
