Author Archives: tim

Love like this

I wonder if you’re the kind of person who likes word play and puns. Do you groan at them, or delight in them, or a bit of both? Perhaps the gold standard, the prime example of this is the Two Ronnies “Four Candles” sketch. A customer and shopkeeper in a dance of mutual incomprehension that […]

March 1, 2026 – 12:38 pm | By tim | Posted in Eyton | Tagged | Comments (0)

Work it out

This evening we are continuing our dive into Paul’s letter to the Christians living in Philippi. Before we get into this evening’s passage though, I want to remind us of what we read back in Philippians 1:27. “Live in a manner worthy of the gospel of Christ” I suggested when I spoke on that passage […]

February 23, 2026 – 12:24 pm | By tim | Posted in Wellington | Tagged , | Comments (0)

Thirsty for Righteousness

Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be filled. This morning we are continuing our exploration of the different places in the Bible that we find the idea of thirst, and what they say to us about our lives now. Since the beginning of the year we’ve thought about the […]

February 8, 2026 – 12:36 pm | By tim | Posted in Wellington | Tagged , | Comments (0)

A Life Worthy

“Whatever happens”. That is where we’re starting in our dive into this passage from Philippians tonight. With these first two words. “Whatever happens.” In every circumstance. We might recall that for Paul this had included being harangued by a girl oppressed by an evil spirit, being denounced in a riot, being beaten and imprisoned, being […]

February 3, 2026 – 4:37 pm | By tim | Posted in Wellington | Tagged , | Comments (0)

Thirsty for God

I wonder what the most magnificent building you have ever been to is. Maybe a castle, a palace or a cathedral. Soaring architecture, the peak of mastercrafters’ artistry, decades in the building, standing for centuries, bright with gold, perhaps? In the scale of these things, this building isn’t perhaps in the premier league of magnificence, […]

February 1, 2026 – 3:46 pm | By tim | Posted in Wellington | Tagged , | Comments (0)

Jesus thirsted

Last week we began exploring the theme of thirst together. As we did, I said that I would talk a bit more this week about what had prompted me to start thinking that this might me something that would be good for us to look at and think about at the beginning of this year. […]

January 18, 2026 – 12:57 pm | By tim | Posted in Wellington | Tagged , | Comments (0)

Vision and Values 2026

Those of you who have been coming along to All Saints for a while will know that close to the beginning of each year, we remind ourselves of the vision that we believe that we’ve been given to energise and direct our work as God’s people in this community. For those of you who have […]

January 11, 2026 – 12:46 pm | By tim | Posted in Wellington | Tagged , | Comments (0)

Advent 4 – Son of David

Two of my favourite books as a youngster were “The Once and Future King” and “The Lord of the Rings.” From “The Lord of the Rings” my favourite character was Aragorn – an anonymous Ranger who is slowly revealed to be the long awaited descendant of Isuldur, the King of Arnor and Gondor. A man […]

December 21, 2025 – 12:50 pm | By tim | Posted in Wellington | Tagged , | Comments (0)

Clothed

On Thursday of this past week I had a lovely surprise. I’d gone into the parish office to do some errands and catch up with team and I found a parcel in my in tray. It was quite a bulky parcel but didn’t weigh very much. I was intrigued, as I didn’t remember ordering anything […]

November 30, 2025 – 3:29 pm | By tim | Posted in Eyton | Tagged , | Comments (0)

Remembrance 2025

I wonder if you ever feel overtaken by events, or if you ever feel overwhelmed. A couple of weeks ago I got up one Monday morning and had a whole plan for how the week was going to go, people I was going to meet, services I was going to prepare for, I was looking […]

November 9, 2025 – 1:11 pm | By tim | Posted in Wellington | Tagged , | Comments (0)