Pause for Thought – 10 February 2021

Joel 2:1-2 & 12-17 John 8:1-11 I’m beginning, totally unsuitably for Lent, with an expression of pride. I’m very proud of my collection of the complete set of Carry On films – it’s the earthy British humour of the 1960s and 1970s at its best (or worst, depending upon your point of view!). One of…

This is the text of the sermon preached at the inauguration of The Spire Church, Farnham, on Sunday 2 September 2018, by the Rt Revd Dr Christopher Herbert. I therefore, the prisoner in the Lord, beg you to lead a life worthy of the calling to which you have been called,  with all humility and…

Isaiah 43:8-13 Luke 22:24-30 As I’m sure you all know, today, 24 August, is the day when the church celebrates St. Bartholomew. Of, to us Nonconformists, it’s indelibly etched onto our DNA as the date upon which the Act of Uniformity came into effect in 1662, forcing our spiritual ancestors out of the Church of…

Acts 2:1-21 Louis Armstrong is best remembered for how and what he played, rather than for anything that he said. By and large, he let his trumpet do the talking, as it were. But he did come out with a few memorable remarks. My favourite is: ‘If you haven’t got it in you, you can’t…

Galatians 2:15-21 Luke 7:36-8:3 ’ere mate, you can’t you do that!  It’s against ’elf n safety, innit! The killjoys of our age are definitely Health and Safety, we love to demonise it.  It seems almost an obsession in this country to ban all manner of common sense things in the name of health and safety,…

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