When I last visited Hands of Compassion School (HoC) in Ndola, Zambia, back in 2010, a bore-hole was being dug in order…
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Easter Day 2015
‘Alleluia! Christ is risen!’ That great acclamation will be echoing around the world today in countless languages as Christians celebrate…
Christmas Midnight Sermon 2014
One hundred years ago tonight saw something quite extraordinary happen. There was an unofficial Christmas truce along the front line…
St. Edmund’s Church Living Well, Dartford
It is great that half the congregation today was here ten years ago for the dedication of this new building. …
Singing, Forgiveness, Reconciliation and the Estonian Song Festival
‘The person who sings prays twice.’ These were the words of St. Augustine, the Bishop and church theologian who lived…
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Little Voice, No Voice and the Birth of John the Baptist
Some of you may have seen the film ‘Little Voice’ which was released in 1998. The film is centred around…
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Morden College Founder’s Day
At end of last year, the world mourned the death of Nelson Mandela. He was certainly one of the most…
296th Anniversary Celebrations of the French Hospital, Rochester
One of the issues dominating British politics for many years is immigration. Elections are won and lost on these matters,…
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Ascension 2014
‘The Glory of God is a human being fully alive.’ These are the words of a Christian from the church…
Easter Vigil 2014
Do not be afraid; I know you are looking for Jesus who was crucified. He is not here, for he…
The Raising of Lazarus – Passion Sunday 2014
Pedro Reyes is a Mexican sculptor who has taken thousands of guns and transformed them into musical instruments. Handguns are…
Presentation of Christ in the Temple and Radical Faithfulness
Today’s celebration is about the planning of a revolution. It didn’t happen in a secret hideaway in a country under…
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Walthamstow Hall School – 175th anniversary
It must have been very hard for those young girls all those years ago to wave goodbye to their parents…
Queen Mary’s Hospital Sidcup. Thanks & Farewell to the Old: Welcome to the New.
As I was thinking about today's service, words from TS Eliot, the nation's favourite poet, came into mind: In the…
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Freedom, Liberation and Ordination
A few weeks ago was the 50th anniversary of Martin Luther King delivering his speech ‘I have a dream.’ The speech,…
Bishop Brian Castle 