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Tag Archives: sermons

The shadows of the garden: Maundy Thursday 2021

April 1, 2021

Then cometh Jesus with them unto a place called Gethsemane, and saith unto the disciples, Sit ye here, while I …

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Preaching the rest of the year: On Trinity Sunday sermons

June 7, 2020

As Trinity Sunday comes over the horizon of the liturgical year, a familiar nervousness sets in amongst those who observe …

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Dante in Lent: A sermon for the second Sunday of Lent

March 9, 2020

I don’t know how you are with the liturgical calendar.  I’m afraid I’m one of those people who feels the …

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Murder and Motive: A Sermon on the Death of John the Baptist

July 15, 2018

I expect you’re wondering why I called you all here this evening.  Sorry, this morning.  We’re assembled here in the …

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“Who are my mother and my brothers?” – A Sermon on Family Values

June 16, 2018

Jesus replied, “Who is my mother, and who are my brothers?” And pointing to his disciples, he said, “Here are …

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“at evensong, one hour before the sun go down”: a Sermon on the Parable of the Vineyard

April 5, 2018

Preached at the church of St. John the Baptist, Beeston, during September 2017.   May I speak in the name …

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Surpassing the Love of Riseholme: The Bible and Mapp and Lucia’s Memorial Sermon

May 21, 2016

The memorial service held for Mapp and Lucia in their eponymous novel by E.F. Benson is a brilliant piece of …

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The Elizabethan Top Ten: Defining Print Popularity in Early Modern England, ed. Andy Kesson and Emma Smith

January 10, 2014

The Elizabethan Top Ten: Defining Print Popularity in Early Modern England is an extraordinary and exhilarating collection of essays edited …

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My latest book investigates a literary urban legend about Shakespeare and the King James Bible.

Words of Power: Reading Shakespeare and the Bible - my book on the history and use of these two texts.

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