View from the Potting Shed

Tomorrow, I’m preaching once again at St Mary’s, Newport-on-Tay so having had a full and busy week I’m sitting at my PC on Saturday morning/afternoon pouring over the gospel reading (John 4: 5-42) searching for inspiration.
I already have a sermon that I’ve preached on this Sunday in the lectionary (Year A, Lent 3) but I’m […]

Photo of the interior of St Salvator’s Chapel (photo by Suny Brockport)
Here’s the text of my homily from last night’s carol service at St Salvator’s Chapel, University of St Andrews.
It was a real privilege to preach at such an event, and I thoroughly enjoyed it.
I was nervous before hand. Really nervous; my mouth went dry, […]

My clerical shirt and vestments hanging in my office.
This evening I’m preaching at the Alumni Carol Service at St Salvator’s Chapel, University of St Andrews, starting at 18:30. So my clerical shirt and vestments are currently hanging up in the office.
I would have hung them all behind the door but unfortunately I’m too tall for […]

I thoroughly enjoyed my day yesterday preaching at St Peter’s, Linlithgow and St Columba’s, Bathgate. Here’s how I was introduced in the pew leaflet:
WHO’S THE HANDSOME YOUNG PREACHER? That’s the rector, of course! But standing next to him is Gareth Saunders, a friend and fellow clergyperson, who thought he was coming for dinner and […]

I searched Google Images for Pip. This was the first image it offered me.
Off to see Fr Pip in Linlithgow and Bathgate. I’m preaching at both congregations tomorrow morning.
I’ll report back with tales from the mission frontline tomorrow.

While reading around the subject of Jesus saying:
“You hypocrites! You know how to interpret the appearance of earth and sky, but why do you not know how to interpret the present time?”
(Luke 12: 56)
I picked up this book off my bookshelf: The Present Future: Six tough questions for the Church by Reggie McNeal.
Wow! Well there’s […]

Photo by Aleksandr Greckas, courtesy of stock.xchng
I’m preaching this coming weekend at Newport-on-Tay (Fr David’s old stomping ground).
Preparation has started already … I don’t have the luxury of being able to write sermons during the day any more, sadly. And I’m supposed to be in Selkirk on Saturday helping Mum, so even my ’safety day’ […]