I begin with a story told by the well known Irish author, Miles na Gopaleen.Let me record an odd little adventure which befell me recently. I went down the country to visit some old friends - by invitation, let me add. A pleasant married couple, well...

23 March 2008 - St George's Chapel

Good FridayWhat do you expect of Jesus? Crucifixion.What does the kingdom of God look like? A young man nailed to a wooden cross. These questions came to light on Palm Sunday, and then last night at the Maundy Thursday service. These answers were har...

21 March 2008 - St George's Chapel

Maundy ThursdayClark Clifford was White House counsel in the administration of Harry Truman, and U.S. Secretary of Defense in the 1960's. Clifford was once a guest at a Washington dinner party. He politely turned to a woman seated next to him. "Did I...

20 March 2008 - St George's Chapel

Palm SundayIt's match day and eighty-thousand supporters are making their way to Twickenham. There are men women and children decked out in the lily-white and then there are those sporting the emerald green. A white army and a green army marching on ...

16 March 2008 - St George's Chapel

Exodus 34-29-endI have to say this was a hard sermon to put together. They are all difficult in their own way but this one posed very special problems. I felt like I was stuck somewhere between a rock and a hard place. First I looked at the few verse...

03 February 2008 - St George's Chapel