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This week Sunday lectionary reading for Trinity 3 Year C is Luke 10.1–11, 16–20 which records Jesus sending out the ...
It is sometimes remarked that it is uncouth to discuss religion and politics. Throw into that mix money, sex, and death, and ...
Is there a way forward for the Church of England, and a way to heal the deep divisions that Justin’s approach has created? Yes—but only one. We need to rediscover what we actually believe, that ...
At this time of year, my social media feeds are full of pictures of people in robes standing outside cathedrals, they or their friends having been ordained. So this is a good time to reflect on what ...
The Book of Revelation is a strange book to read. As someone once said about the Troubles in Northern Ireland: 'If you're not ...
The lectionary readings for Trinity 2 in Year C are Galatians 5.1, 13-25 Luke 9.51 -end. In Galatians 5, Paul explores the meaning of freedom in Christ. This is not freedom to indulge the desires of ...
For Trinity 3 in this Year C, we finish our mini-series on Galatians with (most of) the final chapter, Galatians 6. [1-6] 7-16. (The lectionary choice is again slightly odd; the first part should be ...
My most recent publications are: 'The reimagining of theological time: Revelation's use of the Old Testament' in The Scriptures in the Book of Revelation and Apocalyptic Literature. 'The genre of ...
The lectionary reading for Trinity 2 in Year C is Luke 9.51–62, and the epistle is Gal 5.1, 13–25. Commentary on the gospel reading follows below. For video discussion of the gospel reading, see here; ...
In the various accounts in the New Testament, both in the gospels and in Paul, what did Jesus do with bread? How is his action described? At the feeding of the 5,000, did he (along with the fish) ...
The lectionary gospel reading for Easter 6 in Year A (this Sunday) is the next section of John 14.15–21. The passage begins and ends with the integration of love and obedience—but then focuses on the ...
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