Author Archives: Gerry Lynch

IN MEMORIAM GERARD BENEDICT NEWE 1907-1982

Posted on November 9, 2020 by Gerry Lynch

Where Layde’s old tombstones tell the taleOf time before we felt the flailOf England’s “for your own good” yokeYou must have stood on many a mornAnd blessed the day when you were bornIn May’s bright sunshine and turf-smoke.  As the dog … Continue reading →

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A Clergyman’s Diary: Over The Downs to Marlborough

Posted on October 26, 2020 by Gerry Lynch

First day of a week off so I yomped over the downs to Marlborough in very muddy conditions. The first 12½ mile leg to Avebury is all familiar now, but the canal towpath which usually gets me off to an … Continue reading →

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A Clergyman’s Diary: A Day-Off Walk to Avebury

Posted on October 8, 2020 by Gerry Lynch

The ideal clerical day off – a ten mile walk followed a good pub lunch! Continue reading →

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“Rebuild my Church”: Sermon Preached at St John’s Devizes on Sunday 4 October 2020 (the 17th Sunday After Trinity) by Gerry Lynch

Posted on October 4, 2020 by Gerry Lynch

Readings – Philippians 3:4b-14, Matthew 21:33-46 I press on towards the goal for the prize of the heavenly call of God in Christ Jesus. May I speak in the name of God, who is Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. Amen. … Continue reading →

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Touched by an Angel?

Posted on September 29, 2020 by Gerry Lynch

Did angels push me and my bike into the Kennet & Avon Canal so I would do a social media detox? Does saying this imply I hit my head on the bottom when I fell in? Thoughts for Michaelmas. Continue reading →

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Mozambique – resource rich, conflict riven

Posted on September 17, 2020 by Gerry Lynch

This article appeared in the 17 September 2020 edition of The Tablet. Islamist insurgents are causing mayhem in Mozambique’s northernmost province. Christian leaders insist the cause is not religion but incompetent government On 12 August, after an infiltration campaign planned … Continue reading →

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A country is a home or it’s nothing

Posted on September 1, 2020 by Gerry Lynch

My latest piece in The Critic… A cheery-looking chap from the local Lib Dems dropped a Focus leaflet through my door last weekend, the first political leaflet I’ve received since moving here a few months ago. It may surprise you … Continue reading →

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“Get Thee Behind Me Satan”: Sermon Preached at St John’s Devizes on Sunday 30 August 2020 (the 12th Sunday After Trinity)

Posted on August 30, 2020 by Gerry Lynch

What links Christ calling St Peter “Satan”, the Baader Meinhof Complex, the Weather Underground, and the dangers of seeking power? Continue reading →

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“Out of Our Depth”: Sermon Preached at St John’s, Devizes on Sunday 9 August 2020 (the 9th Sunday After Trinity)

Posted on August 9, 2020 by Gerry Lynch

Readings – 1 Kings 9:9-18, Matthew 14:22-33 But when he noticed the strong wind, he became frightened, and beginning to sink, he cried out, ‘Lord, save me!’ Jesus immediately reached out his hand and caught him, saying to him, ‘You … Continue reading →

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Cassettes, Communion, and Guardians of the Galaxy: Online Worship isn’t the Answer to Everything

Posted on August 3, 2020 by Gerry Lynch

Young people are getting back into cassettes and compilations; whatever merits it has, online worship can’t be the future of the Church, at least not on its own. Continue reading →

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