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Wilderness and the Garden: Sermon Preached on 31st March 2024 (Easter Day)

Posted on March 31, 2024 by Gerry Lynch

Since the invasion of Ukraine, we have entered a geopolitical wilderness. Resurrection only follows the wilderness in the story of Jesus. Continue reading →

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Making it in the World to Come: Sermon Preached on 24th March 2024 (Palm Sunday)

Posted on March 24, 2024 by Gerry Lynch

Palm Sunday is a story about the fickleness of celebrity. So many people think they want celebrity; but even the most brass-necked celebrities hate it some of the time. Continue reading →

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Choose Your Story: Sermon Preached on 18th February 2024 (First Sunday in Lent)

Posted on February 18, 2024 by Gerry Lynch

Christianity embraces that all things must die, and new life follows; Communism and Capitalism instead adopt the cancer cell as their model for human development. Continue reading →

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The Transfiguration of Technology: Sermon Preached on 11th February 2024 (Sunday Before Lent)

Posted on February 11, 2024 by Gerry Lynch

We seem to be hardwired to giving more credibility to information that comes from a screen than things we hear in-person from other people, or even things we see directly with our own eyes. Continue reading →

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The End of the World: Sermon Preached on 24th December 2023 (Midnight Mass)

Posted on December 24, 2023 by Gerry Lynch

The end of the world seems a depressing topic at Midnight Mass; but this is the night when we celebrate God’s plan to save humanity from self-destruction. Continue reading →

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Return to the Gospel’s Core: Sermon Preached on 8th October 2023 (18th Sunday after Trinity)

Posted on October 8, 2023 by Gerry Lynch

Many people fear the human race faces extinction; yet the Church avoids speaking about the end of the world. Continue reading →

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Lest We Forget: Sermon Preached on 7th May 2023 (Coronation Sunday)

Posted on May 7, 2023 by Gerry Lynch

Democracy, pluralism, equality & free expression emerged from Christian foundations. It’s a risky bet that they’ll survive Christendom’s passing. Continue reading →

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Good Enough As We Are: Sermon Preached on 24th December 2022 (Midnight Mass)

Posted on December 26, 2022 by Gerry Lynch

When we lose faith in God, we end up with unrealistic demands on ourselves. Continue reading →

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Paddington Bear and the Girl with Blue Hair

Posted on October 1, 2022 by Gerry Lynch

Liberal Christians have tried & failed to present the Gospel to appeal to well-educated progressives, while ignoring working-class women Continue reading →

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View from Yerevan in The Tablet

Posted on August 12, 2022 by Gerry Lynch

It’s good to be in print in this week’s The Tablet (11 August 2022 edition) with a “View from Yerevan” – a piece about beautiful town planning, the revival and the absence of churches, losing a war, refugees from far … Continue reading →

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