This is the sermon I preached today (Sunday, 27th September, 2020) at Putney Methodist Church. We were celebrating a somewhat reduced Harvest today, with some decorations but no collections because of the complications caused by COVID. The Church had already made a substantial financial contribution to both local and international charities working with the hungry … Continue reading A Harvest of Gratitude

This is the sermon I preached today (20 September, 2020) at Putney Methodist Church. It is the first one I have preached for several months, hence the lack of posts on this site. As I explain in my sermon, this is because I have taken four months of adoption leave to look after our new … Continue reading Who am I? Weaving our identity in Christ

As part of our attempts to stay connected as congregations and a circuit in these challenging times, I'm re-starting our series daily Bible studies with colleagues today. Each day, we will examine a short text, discuss some context and suggest some points for reflection and discussion. I hope that folks may find them helpful. The … Continue reading Home Bible Study – Resurrection appearances (Matthew 28)

This is the reflection I gave today as part of our churches' recorded Good Friday service. You can see the reflection alone here on Youtube, or watch the entire service here. The text is the Passion narrative from John 18-19. The painting referred to is the Crucifixion from the Isenheim Altarpiece.  Methodism, standing firmly within the … Continue reading Christ on a ventilator

As part of our attempts to stay connected as congregations and a circuit in these challenging times, I’m starting a series of daily Bible studies with colleagues today. Each day, we will examine a short text, discuss some context and suggest some points for reflection and discussion. I hope that folks may find them helpful. … Continue reading Home Bible Study: Ezekiel 1:1-3

As part of our attempts to stay connected as congregations and a circuit in these challenging times, I’m starting a series of daily Bible studies with colleagues today. Each day, we will examine a short text, discuss some context and suggest some points for reflection and discussion. I hope that folks may find them helpful. … Continue reading Home Bible Study: Matthew 8:1-4

As part of our attempts to stay connected as congregations and a circuit in these challenging times, I'm starting a series of daily Bible studies with colleagues today. Each day, we will examine a short text, discuss some context and suggest some points for reflection and discussion. I hope that folks may find them helpful. … Continue reading Home Bible Study: 2 Kings 19

As part of our attempts to stay connected as congregations and a circuit in these challenging times, I'm starting a series of daily Bible studies with colleagues today. Each day, we will examine a short text, discuss some context and suggest some points for reflection and discussion. I hope that folks may find them helpful. … Continue reading Home Bible Study: Matthew 4:1-11

For the first time in hundreds of years, the churches across England will be closed today for public worship. It's a poor substitute but the Richmond & Hounslow Circuit has decided to record a short act of worship each Sunday during the current crisis to help us stay connected. This is the text of our … Continue reading Coronavirus Sunday Worship (22 March)

First, may I wish anyone reading this a happy new year, and may I also apologise for the lack of material on this site for the last few months. It has been a challenging time in our circuit of churches and I found myself suddenly thrust into the role of superintendent minister in November, overseeing … Continue reading Stepping out into the unknown