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I was struck by an image in a sermon of Robin’s that he preached on 1 Corinthians 16 where Paul writes “a great door for effective work has opened”. The…

Growing up, I’d so long to get into Narnia that, despite being in hot, humid Malaysia, I’d put on my mum’s heavy winter jacket that she used for travelling, walk…

We live in an age of unprecedented rights and freedoms. We may groan at the amount of democracy being flung at us at the moment (local elections, European elections… a…

I’m going to hand over this month’s Rector’s letter to a previous Vicar of St. Andrew’s. In 1997, Alan Cooper (vicar from 1951- 1962) returned to speak at St. Andrew’s and…

Jesus is indeed risen from the grave. But does the reality of it ever feel a bit distant?  Jesus was raised and therefore I will be raised, which is very…

Question: What is the Christian Faith? Answer (by a man in the street): Resolutely shutting your eyes to scientific fact. This exchange was recorded by the crime novel writer Dorothy…

The recent movie ‘The Favourite’ stars Olivia Colman as Queen Anne. I haven’t seen it but it caught my eye because I was reading a book called ‘England:  Before and…

Do you ever find yourself feeling you’re outside the ‘in-crowd’?  Or that no-one ‘likes’ your posts on social media?  Or frustrated that someone chopped you off their Christmas card list…