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Monthly Archives: December 2023
On Tenting at Christmas
A Sermon Preached on Christmas Day 2023 atThe Anglican Church of St. Thomas the Apostle, Kefalas, CreteThe readings were Isaiah 9:2-7, Psalm 96, Titus 2:11-14, and John:1-18. Do you like camping? I used to do a lot of it, … Continue reading
On Gifts
A Sermon preached on The Twelfth Sunday after Trinityat The Anglican Church of St. Thomas the Apostle, Kefalas, Creteon the 27th of August 2023. The readings were Romans 12:1-8, Psalm 124, and Matthew 16:13-20. While written for the late summer, … Continue reading
Posted in Advent, Sermons
Tagged Gifts, gifts in the context of potlatchs, spiritual gifts
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The Second “Affliction” of George Herbert
I have not written about the poems of George Herbert in over a year, so I will have a go during this Advent, perhaps Herbert wrote once or twice, perhaps more. We shall see. Herbert wrote no fewer than five … Continue reading
Posted in Advent, Poetry and Novels
Tagged Advent, Affliction, Affliction (2), Atonement, Bloody Sweat, George Herbert
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Schism is Brutal: A Speech Not Given at General Synod November 2023
Last month the General Synod of the Church of England met in Church House to discuss the proposals from the House of Bishops (and the College of Bishops) emerging out of the Living in Love and Faith process. Some individuals … Continue reading
Posted in Anglican Church of Canada, General Synod Church of England
Tagged church law suits, Division over Living in Love and Faith, Divisions over same-sex blessings, Divisions within the church, ecclesiastical law, Same-Sex Marriage, schism, Schism over Living in Love and Faith, Schism over same sex blessings
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Who are the Blessed?
A Sermon for All Saints and All Souls at The Anglican Church of St. Thomas the Apostle, Kefalas, Cretetransferred from November 1 and 2 and preached on 5 November 2023 11:00 am. The Readings were: Revelation 7:9-17, Psalm 34:1-10, 22, … Continue reading
Two Speeches at General Synod November 2023
I am a member of the General Synod of the Church of England, which is the legislative body of that denomination in which I work. I am one of three clergy elected from the Diocese in Europe, and along with … Continue reading
The Gospel According to Mark: Some Preliminary Notes
In September 2023 we started an in-person Small Group Bible Study here in the Anglican Church of St Thomas the Apostle, Crete, and we meet at 4:00 PM every Monday at a congregant’s home. The group decided to study the … Continue reading
Posted in Gospel of Mark
Tagged Critical Editions of Mark, Gospel according to Mark, Gospel of Mark, Mark, New Testament, Translation
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The Name of God
A Sermon preached on The Thirteenth Sunday after Trinityat The Anglican Church of St. Thomas the Apostle, Kefalas, Crete on September 3, 2023, at 11:00 am The readings were Exodus 3.1-15, Psalm 105:1-6, 23-26, 45c, and Matthew 16:21-28. “If they … Continue reading
Posted in Sermons
Tagged ’ehye ’ăšer ’ehye, Ἐγώ εἰμί, I am, I am who I am, The "I am" statements in John, The Divine Name, The Name of God, Yah, Yah saves, Yahweh, Yeshua, YHWH
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The Island Parson 