Justin Welby was interviewed at the Cambridge Union, and some of his comments once more hit the headlines. When I heard about ...

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 ...

The Book of Revelation is a strange book to read. As someone once said about the Troubles in Northern Ireland: 'If you're not ...

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 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) ...