Preaching this morning, as we celebrate the baptism of Jesus, gives me the opportunity to introduce you to someone who had quite an influence on, hundreds of thousands of children in the United States of America – a man by
Lord, take my lips and speak through them; take our minds and think through them; take our hearts and set them on fire with love for you and for your world. Amen. If I am to be totally honest with
Sermon at St Michael St Albans Sunday after Ascension 2022 Readings: Acts 16.16-34; Revelation 22.12-21; John 17.20-26 Friends, this morning we reach the final words, the very end of the testimony. With providential timing, our lectionary list of readings has
Sermon by Kenneth Padley for the Fifth Sunday of Easter based on Revelation 21.1-6 St Michael’s church 15th May 2022 History is repeating itself in eastern Europe. Countries which thought that war was a thing of the past are finding
Readings: Acts 10.34-43; Luke 24.1-12 Sir George Leman Tuthill was a gentleman of the late Georgian era. He was born in Suffolk and educated in Cambridge. He became a medical doctor and was part of a team which reformed the
Sermon at St Michael’s St Albans 9.30am 13th March 2022 Readings: Genesis 15.1-12,17-18; Luke 13.31-35 Pilgrimage is a concept with a colourful and sometimes controversial history in the Christian tradition. During the High Middle Ages, shrines such as that of
Sermon by Kenneth Padley at St Michael’s church, 13th February 2022 It’s all the fault of Geoffrey Chaucer. He is the one we have to thank for Valentine being promoted from one of the most obscure saints on the circuit
For those at the heart of them, every wedding is memorable. From the simplest ceremony to the grandest of occasions, weddings create memories of hope, love, and togetherness. But I confess that having been involved in quite a lot of
by Kenneth Padley in St Michael’s church 26th December 2021 II Chronicles 24.20-24; Acts 7.51-60; Matthew 10.17-22 When I was a child, the King of Bohemia about whom we have just sung cut a sorry sight in my mind’s eye.
by Kenneth Padley on Christmas Eve 2021 at St Michael’s St Albans Luke 2.1-7 I was hopeless at drama when I was in school. The furthest I ever got in the nativity play was the part of the inn-keeper. I