August 2003

Evangelicals poised to take over the C of E: “Evangelicals, dismissed as a vociferous minority by senior liberals during the Jeffrey John affair, are now poised to take over the Church of England. A new study suggests that, if current trends continue, evangelicals will make up more than half of all Sunday church worshippers in [...]

Let us therefore brace ourselves to our duties, and so bear ourselves that, if the British Empire and its Commonwealth last for a thousand years, men will still say, ‘This was their finest hour.’” Of the Battle of Britain ‘Never in the field of human conflict was so much owed by so many to so [...]

“You ask, what is our policy? I can say: It is to wage war, by sea, land and air, with all our might and with all the strength that God can give us; to wage war against a monstrous tyranny, never surpassed in the dark, lamentable catalogue of human crime. That is our policy. You [...]

These are some quotes from a compilation by Dominique Enright of Churchills pithy humour ‘I am ready to meet my maker- but whether my maker is prepared for the great ordeal of meeting me is another matter’ ‘If Hitler invaded Hell, I would at least make a favourable reference to the Devil in the House [...]

Amazing how drained I feel after giving any talk but most especially a sermon. Satisfied, yes but drained. I really felt that I was carried along this morning which was all the more remarkable given the slightly less than satisfactory (in my view) state of the preparation! There was a positive response though including one [...]

It is almost exactly 40 years since the march on Washington led by Martyn Luther King. Has his dream been fulfilled? To some degree yes but are blacks and whites in the USA brothers? Do they sit down in that way- I suspect not. I delight in being part of a multiracial church but am [...]

Again the Guardian is making sense about Anglicanism. 1000 traditional churches are thought to be likely to close, I do believe that 1000 flowers will spring up- 1000 lively vibrant churches part of the group of churches I am involved with and many many more from other groupings and denominations that are liberated to be [...]

Thanks once again to Patrick for some great thought provoking ideas for regular speakers who aspire to improve their performance. Now all I have to do is stop blogging, get some sleep and leave the rest of my sermon I got distracted from to finish tomorrow! keynote speakers – Patrick Dixon: “Keynote speakers grab attention. [...]