Is God a woman?

Tuesday 10 March 2020

Near the end of our Sunday service at St Martin’s we often have a slot called ‘Ask the Vicar.’ On Sunday a 14-year-old girl enquired, ‘Is God a woman?’

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The Second Sunday of Lent

Sunday 8 March 2020

Instead of starting at the very beginning, a very good place to start this sermon is with the ending of our service.

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The First Sunday of Lent

Sunday 1 March 2020

I wonder if you have ever thought: “if only I could get out of here. If only I could escape. If only I could leave all this behind and find that imagined place of peace.”

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The Sunday before Lent

Sunday 23 February 2020

Not long ago a friend told me about a special moment in his life. He was a student at university, and each week he attended the same seminar.

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The Second Sunday before Lent

Sunday 16 February 2020

We all worry – in twenty years in pastoral ministry I’ve not met a single person who lives worry-free.

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The Third Sunday before Lent

Sunday 9 February 2020

Last Sunday 20 year old Sudesh Amman stabbed two members of the general public on the Streatham High Road. Minutes later he was shot dead by police.

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The Fourth Sunday of Epiphany

Sunday 2 February 2020

How can we find forgiveness? How can we restore a relationship when we’ve done something terribly wrong?

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Homelessness Sunday

Sunday 26 January 2020

“Is it not a joy to have friends coming to visit you from afar” So wrote Confucius expressing a truth that is still celebrated by millions of people around the world this Chinese New Year

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The Third Sunday of Epiphany

Sunday 19 January 2020

Do you remember the first day of leaving your family home? For me it was Fresher’s Sunday in 1998.

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