SPIRITUAL JOURNEY WITH ST THOMAS
University Church of St Mary the Virgin, Oxford
19 April 2020
THE VISION OF PEACE
University Church of St Mary the Virgin, Oxford
8th December 2019
HARVEST FESTIVAL
University Church of St Mary the Virgin, Oxford
22nd September 2019
BROKEN BUT BEAUTIFUL
University church of St Mary the Virgin, Oxford
27th August 2017
We are far from perfect yet still remain beautiful, worthy of God’s love and of His use of us in this world today.
JESUS WEEPS FOR JERUSALEM (LUKE 19)
Balliol College, Oxford
7th May 2017
A year ago I went to a literary festival and at the opening gala dinner I was sat next to an extraordinary priest and college chaplain. He had a big bushy beard, pepper black and white hair, a beautiful warm smile and a contagious laugh…
EASTER SERMON
University church of St Mary the Virgin, Oxford
17th April 2017
For most of us, if we can accept that the greatness of the Lord God then the Risen Jesus becomes more potent. We can perhaps all agree that beyond hope, expectation and understanding something happened over 2000 years ago that Easter morning which has changed the world and millions of lives for ever.
SUCCESS IS LIVING BY YOUR VALUES
Founders Day sermon for Queens College
6th April 2017
What does success mean? I would argue that success is living by your values, and living by your values means looking beyond your grades and academic achievements and beyond the normal mode of opinion.
MOTHERING SUNDAY
University church of St Mary the Virgin, Oxford
25th March 2017
The quandary around the origin of Mothering Sunday…
‘PROFESSIONAL CHRISTIAN FAILURE’:
FAITH AND MY WORK
Wadham College Chapel, Oxford
2nd February 2017
I hate telling people I meet that I’m a priest, and of course most of the time I don’t have to say anything at all – the collar talks for me. Yet I can see in everything that I hate about telling people I’m a priest a glimmer of all my fears about myself and my faith, and what you might call my work.
CANDLEMAS SERMON
University church of St Mary the Virgin, Oxford
28th January 2017
The message of Candlemas and the presentation of Christ at the Temple encourage us to be on the look-out, as Simeon and Anna were, for small signs of hope; to be aware of the light, even if it is faint, and to help it to grow.
'FOLLOW ME' SERMON
University church of St Mary the Virgin, Oxford
22nd January 2017
Being a true leader, one, you need to show your vulnerability; and two, you have to make yourself effectively redundant or go down the world’s ladder of success.
CHRISTMAS DAY SERMON
University church of St Mary the Virgin, Oxford
25th December 2016
I pose the argument that here today we celebrate the most remarkable event ever to have happened in the history of mankind. This morning we celebrate God breaking into our human world; the Word made flesh; the incarnation.
ON BEING HUMAN - THE NATURE OF LOVE
Wadham College, Oxford
October 2016
I am prepared to take a chance with an open inclusive and generous theology of Love; when I reach the gates I would like to be standing in the same spot as the Archbishop Desmond Tutu. Let’s all stop and hope and pray that the doors of Heaven will open not only for me but also for all the people on earth who put love first.
THE COST OF DISCIPLESHIP
(Sermon on Luke 14:25-33)
University church of St Mary the Virgin, Oxford
4th September 2016
Believing in a God after a terrible natural disaster is not easy, but Jesus never said having faith was easy. In fact, in today's Gospel, He warns us of the cost of discipleship - and that cost is very high.
SENT OUT LIKE LAMBS AMONG WOLVES
Sermon on Luke 10:1-11, 16 -20
University church of St Mary the Virgin, Oxford
3rd July 2016
We, as Christians, are sent out to carry a message of reconciliation and tolerance. We must be brave and confront the attitudes and behaviours that do not reflect God's intentions.
THE MOST IMPORTANT GIFT
Old Marlborough Carol Concert
December 2015
“But can I believe this most fantastic story of all: that the Maker of the stars and of the centipedes became a baby in Bethlehem not so long ago” (John Betjeman). If we believe this also, how should we respond to this truth? Tonight and in the days leading up to Christmas we can get direction both from scripture and poetry.
FIVE SKILLS FOR LIFE
Marlborough College Commemoration Day
23rd May 2015
At Marlborough College Commemoration Day we think about how valuable education is and how to make the most of it.
INDWELLING GOD
St Michael's and All Angels, Oxford
25th May 2014
We are never alone as the breath of the Holy Spirit is forever within us: the indwelling of God.
