It has often been noted that, in some key respects, the emphasis of the narrative of Acts is different from what we might ...

The Book of Revelation is the most explicitly Trinitarian book of the New Testament; by contrast, much of Paul's language ...

I am planning to lead a (second) study trip to western Turkey later this year, from Tuesday 22nd September to Thursday 1st ...

This Sunday's lectionary reading in Year A is the baptism of Jesus from Matt 3.13–17. It is a short and compact reading, and ...

The epistle for Epiphany 1, known as the Baptism of Christ, is Acts 10.34–43. It is worth preaching on rather than Matthew 3.13-end because it is such a rich and fascinating passage. Luke’s account of ...

Sarah Mullally, current bishop of London and Archbishop of Canterbury elect, gave a new year’s address yesterday in which she set out some priorities for the Church of England. (It was quite widely ...

Whilst everyone is recovering from Christmas, and bracing for the coming of the New Year, I have not merely leftovers but a ...

The lectionary epistle reading for Christmas 2 in Year A is Ephesians 1.3–14 (though it is worth starting reading from verse 1). Although broken up in English translations, this forms one long ...

The lectionary epistle reading for Advent 4 in Year A is Romans 1.1–7, which is a single sentence in Greek! Paul offers not just an opening greeting, but a programmatic introduction to the whole of ...