Author Archives: tim

Songs of Praise

This morning we’ve heard the songs of two women who share a name in their own language, though separated by the early translators of the Bible. Miriam and Mary, also separated by centuries of history, but singing from the overflow of the same joy in their hearts at the working of the same God in […]

December 18, 2016 – 1:03 pm | By tim | Posted in Wellington | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , | Comments (4)

Oh Come All Ye, Get Full

I wonder if anybody here has seen the advertising billboard on the station car park? Can anybody remember what it says? It is an advert for a KFC “Colonel’s Christmas Banquet and it says this, “Oh Come All Ye, Get Full.” See what they’ve done there, “Oh Come All Ye, Get Full.” Now, I like […]

December 12, 2016 – 1:03 pm | By tim | Posted in Wellington | Tagged , , , , , , , | Comments (1)

Together at Christmas

Who knows what this is? It’s a toasting fork. On Friday my Dad and I went to the British Ironwork centre just outside Oswestry and spent a couple of hours in the forge there having a blacksmithing lesson. My Dad made a poker for the stove on his canal boat, and I made a toasting […]

December 11, 2016 – 5:28 pm | By tim | Posted in Eyton | Tagged , , , , | Comments (0)

Inspiring Hope. Warning of Danger.

I wonder if you can guess when these were said? • “Inventions have long since reached their limit, and I see no hope for further developments.” • “The abdomen, the chest, and the brain will forever be shut from the intrusion of the wise and humane surgeon.” • “Before man reaches the moon, your mail […]

December 4, 2016 – 1:03 pm | By tim | Posted in Wellington | Tagged , , , , , , | Comments (0)

Ready or not, here I come

Does anybody know what this is? It is a tuit. Does anybody know what kind of tuit this is? It is a round tuit. This is the perfect Christmas gift for your husband, wife, son or daughter, anybody really who is always saying that they’ll do things when they get a round tuit. When we […]

November 27, 2016 – 3:37 pm | By tim | Posted in Eyton | Tagged , , , , , , , | Comments (0)

And so Abram went.

Last week, when we were thinking about the Tower of Babel, we thought about God’s scattering, about the command of God on humanity to fill the earth. At the beginning of this evening’s reading, we have the same dynamic at work – God is still scattering, moving Abram and his family on, but there is […]

November 21, 2016 – 11:48 am | By tim | Posted in Wellington | Comments (0)

Babel: Scattering, Unity, Pride

We are coming towards the end of our sermon series, taking us from the beginnings of creation to the call of Abram. Now, I have not been here for the rest of the series and, because of other services that have interrupted the series, it’s actually been a couple of weeks since any of us […]

November 14, 2016 – 4:04 pm | By tim | Posted in Wellington | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , | Comments (3)

A Chapter Break

Does anyone know who the UK’s best selling author of the 1990’s was? It is, of course, Terry Pratchett. He also happens to be one of my favourite authors, especially his Discworld series. There is, however a slight problem, with the books in this series. There are no chapter breaks. The writing just goes on […]

November 6, 2016 – 1:26 pm | By tim | Posted in Wellington | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | Comments (8)

Forgiveness: Letting off. Letting go. Letting in.

“Forgive us our sins as we forgive those who sin against us.” Is a well done phrase from a well known prayer. We will pray it ourselves in a little while. This theme comes up repeatedly in Jesus’ teaching to his followers, that the forgiveness we receive is dependent on the forgiveness that we give […]

September 19, 2016 – 7:57 am | By tim | Posted in Priorslee | Tagged , , , , , , , | Comments (0)

Start From Who You Are

I wonder if you’ve got a hero? Someone you look up to, someone you wish you were more like, someone who inspires you. This week the Catholic church recognised the great work of Mother Theresa of Calcutta, her love and humility, her care for the poor, her inspiration in reaching out to the least and […]

September 11, 2016 – 10:59 am | By tim | Posted in Holy Trinity Dawley | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , | Comments (0)