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An Address at a Brief Service Honouring Her Late Majesty Queen Elizabeth II
Delivered at Souda Bay Commonwealth War Graves Cemetery, Souda, Crete, GreeceSeptember 16, 2022, 10:00 am We are gathered here on hallowed ground – ground that is holy not because of consecratory prayers made by a vicar or chaplain, or because … Continue reading
We Begin With Prayer for Peace
A Sermon Preached on February 27, 2022The Sunday Next to Lentwith special readings and prayers for peaceat the Anglican Church of St Thomas the Apostle, Kefalas, Cretein the Diocese in Europe, Church of England The readings used were Isaiah 9.1-6, … Continue reading
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Tagged Christian approaches to war, Russian Invasion of Ukraine, Ukraine
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A Slave of God?
A Sermon Preached on the First Sunday of AdventNovember 28, 2021, at 11:00 amat The Anglican Church of St. Thomas the Apostle, Kefalas, Crete.The sermon was interrupted by a stray dog just as I was reaching the conclusion. This is … Continue reading
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Tagged Abraham and Sarah, annunciations, Hagar, Kenosis, Philippialns 2, slavery, Slaves, The Annunciation
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God and COP 26
A Sermon Preached on The Last Sunday after Trinity(the Twenty-Second Sunday after Pentecost)October 24, 2021, at 11:00 amat The Anglican Church of St. Thomas the Apostle, Kefalas, Crete. The readings we used were Job 42:1-6, 10-end, Psalm 126, and Mark … Continue reading
What’s Your Super Power?
A Sermon Preached on The Eighth Sunday after Trinity (the Ninth Sunday after Pentecost)July 28, 2021, at 11:00 amat The Anglican Church of St. Thomas the Apostle, Kefalas, Crete. The readings we used were Ephesians 3:14-21, Psalm 14, and John … Continue reading
“As you have sent me into the world, so I have sent them into the world.”
A Sermon Preached on The Seventh Sunday of Easter(following the Julian Calendar used to calculate Easter in Greece)June 13, 2021, at 11:00 amat The Anglican Church of St. Thomas the Apostle, Kefalas, Crete. The readings we used were Acts 1:15-17, … Continue reading
“. . . that your joy may be complete.”
A Sermon Preached on The Sixth Sunday of Easter(following the Julian Calendar used to calculate Easter in Greece)June 6, 2021, at 11:00 amat The Anglican Church of St. Thomas the Apostle, Kefalas, Crete. The readings we used were Acts 10:44-48, … Continue reading
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Tagged John 15.11, Joy in the Gospel of John, That your joy may be complete
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“For God so loved the world . . .”
A Sermon Preached on The Fourth Sunday of Lent(following the Julian Calendar used to calculate Easter in Greece)April 11, 2021, at 11:00 amfor an Online Service with The Anglican Church of St. Thomas the Apostle, Kefalas, Crete. The readings were: … Continue reading
The Foolishness of the Commandments
A Sermon Preached on The Third Sunday of Lent (following the Julian Calendar used to calculate Easter in Greece)April 4, 2021, at 11:00 amfor an Online Service with The Anglican Church of St. Thomas the Apostle, Kefalas, Crete. The readings … Continue reading
An Unsettling Lent
A Sermon Preached on The First Sunday of LentMarch 21, 2021 at 11:00 amfor an Online Service with The Anglican Church of St. Thomas the Apostle, Kefalas, Crete. The readings used were: Genesis 9:8-17, Psalm 25:1-9, 1 Peter 3:18-22, and … Continue reading
The Island Parson 