Index of talks by topic

 

ChristmasCarol serviceDec 2005
Christmas 2006Dec 2006
A Christmas messageDec 2007
Christmas 2008Dec 2008
The unlikely hero: a babyDec 2009
The icon of the Nativity explainedDec 2009
The gap between heaven and earthDec 2009
The greatest GiftDec 2010
A Christmas message (the light shines in the darkness)Dec 2011
Jesus birthday party: a crib serviceDec 2011
A Christmas message: the surrender of worshipDec 2012
Christmas is all about penguins (crib service talk)Dec 2012
The three (alternative) Christmas giftsDec 2012
A Christmas talk: how God gets involvedDec 2012
An order of service for an Advent carol serviceDec 2013
A Christ-mess: a talk for a carol serviceDec 2013
The big mess. A carol service talkDec 2014
The emptying of God (a talk for Christmas day)Dec 2014
The silence of Christmas. A carol service talkDec 2015
The light of your life (Christmas eve midnight)Dec 2015
What if? A sermon for a carol serviceDec 2018
The Prince of PeaceDec 2018
The conductor and the orchestra. A story for a carol serviceDec 2019
Don't miss ChristmasDec 2019
The hand of God in the manger. A carol serviceDec 2020
The manger in the handDec 2020
The meaning of ChristmasDec 2020
The emptiness of God. A carol service talk 2021Dec 2021
It's Christmas. Let's party.Dec 2021
Hope in complicated times. Midnight communionDec 2022
Finding God in a cowshed.Dec 2022
The in-between night. Midnight communion 2024Dec 2024
The God who empties Himself to fill us.Dec 2024
Holy Week and EasterThe resurrection crossApr 2012
The suffering servant: a talk for Good FridayApr 2019
Meeting the risen Jesus in the tombApr 2019
The resurrection of JesusApr 2020
Kiss on wood: reflections on the crossMar 2021
The centrality of the crossApr 2021
Meeting with JesusApr 2021
The risen Jesus brings peaceApr 2021
The Resurrection worldApr 2021
Easter Sunday in Moscow 2022Apr 2022
When there seems no way out. A talk for Good FridayApr 2023
TrinityHoly, Holy, Holy is the Lord God of HostsMay 2021
PrayerA series on the Lord's prayer (Retreat 2008)Jan 2008
A reflection for LentFeb 2012
Praying with the Desert Fathers and MothersMar 2015
Surviving the pit. Finding help in the Psalms of LamentMay 2015
What does Jesus pray for us in heaven?May 2020
Learning to PrayFeb 2021
Jesus prays for his followersMay 2021
Orthodox evening prayerDec 2024
A prayer based on the MagnificatJun 2024
IconsImpact of Eastern Orthodoxy on Western ChristianityJan 2010
A study of 2 icons: baptism and the harrowing of hellApr 2010
Icons: their origins, meaning and useJan 2012
Understanding the icon for Palm SundayMar 2013
The icon of the harrowing of hell and 1 Peter 3:18-22Mar 2013
SaintsAnna - waiting for GodJan 2020
Mary MagdaleneJul 2020
St.Sergius of RadonezhOct 2020
A talk for St Andrew's day. John 1.35-42Nov 2021
St Mark's day. A call to persevere. Mark 13:5-13May 2024
TheologySeminar on the resurrection (Christian Arts Society)Jul 2009
The Christian hope and the resurrection of the bodyApr 2010
Understanding the Trinity: A story (John 16.12-15)May 2010
On infant baptism (Benjamin Adrian Marple)May 2011
What is predestination?Nov 2012
Language and theologyJan 2013
What do we believe about the TrinityJul 2015
Baptism and the ring: a parableAug 2015
Understanding the TrinityJun 2019
The Christian idea of freedomJun 2019
Why does Jesus say that I have to hate my family?Sep 2019
What does it mean to be a servant of God?Jan 2020
The creation of humanityFeb 2020
The gift of the peace of GodApr 2020
The Lord is MY shepherdMay 2020
How do we live together well?Jun 2020
The Kingdom of GodJun 2020
ForgivenessSep 2020
GraceSep 2020
Baptism and a new startJan 2021
What is the unforgivable sin?Jun 2021
Human sexualityGod, men and sexMar 2009
Redefining marriageFeb 2013
On being a fatherSep 2013
On sexuality and sexOct 2013
EvangelisticJesus Christ: the most cursed man in historyMar 2014
The dream designer - at a fashion showSep 2008
Talks for occasionsOn the occasion of the Queen's 80th birthdayJun 2006
Battle of Britain serviceSep 2007
Memories (at handover of Suffolk Regimental chapel)Sep 2009
Remembrance Day 2010 (on love)Nov 2010
Battle of Britain serviceSep 2011
A talk at a hospice memorial serviceDec 2011
Remembrance Sunday 2012: every person mattersNov 2012
Bury St Edmunds town pastors: on their 5th anniversaryMay 2013
A talk for a Hospice Light up a Life serviceDec 2013
The glorious dead (Remembrance day 2015)Nov 2014
A talk for a Hospice Light up a Life serviceDec 2014
On the centenary of the WISep 2015
Rememberance SundayNov 2018
A sermon for St.Andrew's dayNov 2019
Striking the head of the serpent. A talk for rememberance SundayNov 2019
A reflection on the Stalingrad MadonnaDec 2019
A talk on the 135th anniversary of St.Andrew's consecrationJan 2020
Reflection for VE dayMay 2020
The Song of the Ruthless shall be stilled. A talk for Rememberance SundayNov 2020
A talk for a service of thanksgiving and rememberance of those who have diedNov 2020
Remembrance day 2021. The things that really matterNov 2021
On God's power in our powerlessnessMar 2022
Remembrance Sunday Moscow 2022Nov 2022
On the death of Queen ElizabethSep 2022
On dragons. The dedication of the coronation gate.May 2024
Crossing the road. Remembrance Sunday 2024Nov 2024
WeddingA wedding sermon (Psalm 127,128)Jul 2006
A wedding talkMay 2007
A wedding address (Col 3.12-17)Jul 2008
The wedding of Phil Taylor and Maaike (Psalm 84)Jun 2011
A wedding talk (for Steve and Emma)Mar 2013
A wedding talk (Adam and Charlotte) (Song of songs 8.6-7)Apr 2013
Church lifeA vision for St Peter'sOct 2006
Parish AGM 2008Apr 2008
Parish AGM 2009Apr 2009
A vision for St Peter's ChurchNov 2011
Setting priorities for the ChurchMar 2012
Why should we sing in church?Jul 2013
MiscellaneousA selected diary of a sabbatical (1)May 2012
A selected diary of a sabbatical (2)Jul 2012
Montgomery Heights Christian Care CentreAug 2012
Snow in the BibleJan 2013
Immigration and Christianity in the UK.May 2014
God and technologyJun 2014
Childrens questions about GodDec 2014

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