Category Archives: Christianity

Good Enough for God?

Posted on June 19, 2021 by Gerry Lynch

The Church of England has set itself the task of becoming younger and more diverse. On the surface, nobody could object to this. Scratch deeper and this objective is riddled with problematic assumptions. Continue reading →

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Like A Mustard Seed: Sermon Preached at St John’s, Devizes, 13 June 2021 (The Second Sunday after Trinity)

Posted on June 13, 2021 by Gerry Lynch

The parable of the mustard seed isn’t just about big things coming from small beginnings, but about things that seemed to fail actually being essential. Continue reading →

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Higher State of Consciousness: Sermon Preached at St Mary’s, Devizes on Ascension Day, 13 May 2021

Posted on May 13, 2021 by Gerry Lynch

“So when they had come together, they asked him, ‘Lord, is this the time when you will restore the kingdom to Israel?’” Readings – Acts 1:1-11; Luke 24:44-53. May I speak in the name of God who is Father, Son, … Continue reading →

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Easter Day Sermon Preached at St John’s, Devizes, 4 April 2021

Posted on April 4, 2021 by Gerry Lynch

True Resurrection is bewildering & frightening, as it was for the women who were its first witnesses, but that is the only way to new life. Continue reading →

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A Season of New Life

Posted on March 26, 2021 by Gerry Lynch

This article first appeared in the April 2021 edition of the parish magazine of St John with St Mary, Devizes. I went for a very long walk earlier this week, even by my standards. A whopping 43 km (27 miles … Continue reading →

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Clearing the Temple of our Souls: Sermon Preached Digitally for St John with St Mary, Devizes, on Sunday 7 March 2021

Posted on March 7, 2021 by Gerry Lynch

Readings – 1 Corinthians 1:18-25, John 2: 13-22 May I speak in the name of God, who is Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. Amen. I love Giotto’s painting of the scene in the Temple in Jerusalem that forms the centrepiece of … Continue reading →

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New Life After A Sojourn in the Wilderness

Posted on March 1, 2021 by Gerry Lynch

This article first appeared in the March 2021 edition of the parish magazine of St John with St Mary, Devizes. Although summer remains far away and we could yet be overtaken by a genuinely cold snap or even snow, the … Continue reading →

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“The Word was Made Flesh”: Sermon Preached at Midnight Mass in St George’s, Belfast, on Thursday 24 December 2020

Posted on December 25, 2020 by Gerry Lynch

Readings – Hebrews 1:1-4, John 1:1-14 And the Word was made flesh and dwelt among us. May I speak in the name of God, who is Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. Amen. Our epistle reading at this Midnight Mass, the … Continue reading →

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“Waiting”: Sermon Preached at St John’s Devizes on Sunday 6 December 2020 (the 2nd Sunday of Advent)

Posted on December 6, 2020 by Gerry Lynch

Hope and frustration and pain all mixed together: that is the mood of Advent. As we endure this hard winter of waiting, wait with Jesus Christ, your brother, friend, Lord, and saviour. Continue reading →

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