St. Michael and All Angels September 29, 2019 Genesis 28 :10-17 Revelation 12 :7-12 John 1 :47-51 Jacob’s ladder is probably one of the best-known dream stories in the whole Bible. It might even be one of the best-known dream stories in the world’s literature. It has inspired the imagination of story writers, poets, artists…
Pentecost XV September 22, 2019 Jeremiah 8:18 – 9:1 I Timothy 2:1-7 Luke 16 :1-13 Over the past decades, it has become the vogue amongst those who study the growth and development of parishes to describe each parish in terms of its size and ministry. There are supposed to be four or five stages of…
Fourteenth Sunday after Pentecost September 15, 2019 Jeremiah 4: 11-12, 22-28 I Timothy 1:12-17 Luke 15:1-10 One of my favorite aspects of the changing of the seasons from summer to autumn is the necessity of going through my wardrobe to find coats or trousers more suitable for the change in the weather. I have…
Thirteenth Sunday after Pentecost 8th September 2019 Jeremiah 18:1-11 Philemon 1-21 Luke 14:25-33 There was a curious piece of publicity being shown on the television which was intended to advertise an investment or an insurance company – I forget precisely which. It showed two people at a table sitting across from each other. An older…