Tag Archives: history

As we have heard

The Psalm we heard this morning begins with a call to praise God. The place where God dwells is declared to have taken on God’s character – Holy – beautiful – elevated. Zion is these things because God abides there in the temple. It is God’s presence that suffuses the mountain and the city with […]

July 8, 2018 – 11:47 am | By tim | Posted in Eyton | Tagged , , , , , , , | Comments (0)

Your will be done

The reading we have just heard is is primarily an account of a very personal encounter between Mary and God. However it draws on the story of the community and became formative for the community. So, as we explore this event this morning I invite you to keep two questions in the front of your […]

April 26, 2016 – 2:46 pm | By tim | Posted in Springfield | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | Comments (0)

What is the Bible?

Over the next few months we’re going to be thinking about the Bible. Between now and Christmas we will look at the questions: What is the Bible? Why do we read the Bible? How do we read the Bible? This afternoon we’re starting with “What is the Bible”. Andrew has already started us off down […]

September 21, 2015 – 7:30 am | By tim | Posted in Sunday Afternoon Thing | Tagged , , , , , , | Comments (0)

Closer to the fire

When I was a lad I was in the Scouts. As far as I was concerned one of the main attractions of being in Scouts was that it gave me a good excuse for messing around with fires. On a couple of occasions, however, things didn’t go entirely to plan. Like the time I was […]

February 18, 2013 – 9:32 am | By tim | Posted in River Church | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , | Comments (0)