Passage: Joshua 1:1-18 When I wrote the first of these Pastor Pep Talks on the 19th March I did not expect to be still writing them four months later. Indeed, the first Pep Talk was … Read More

Passage: Luke 18:18-30 How do you work out what’s really important to someone? Is it based upon what they say or what they do? A father who works 14 hours a day, 6 days a … Read More

Passage – 1 Peter 5:8-9 As I sit to write this week’s Pastor’s Pep Talk, I’m reminded that we should be in week two of Wimbledon. I, like many of you I suspect, suddenly find … Read More

Passage – Isaiah 40 As we enter the fifteenth week of lockdown, although there have been some relaxations on movement and social distancing, the general mood is hardly upbeat. Talk of a second peak in … Read More

Passage – Jonah 4 From early on in life we develop an attitude of “who is in” and “who is out”. At school it might be based upon friends, fashion, music and hobbies. I confess … Read More

Hebrews 12:1-3 Lockdown has seen many people taking up physical exercise, especially running, which is brilliant. Whether you’re running around the block, doing the 5k Park Run or training for a marathon, all runners face … Read More

Mark 2:13-17 You don’t need to have been around church circles for very long to know that when someone uses the term ‘Pharisee’, it’s not a compliment. After all, throughout the Gospels, it is the … Read More

Ephesians 2:14-18 Two stories dominated the news this past week, apart from Covid. The first was the journey by Dominic Cummings 260 miles north to Durham during Lockdown and his subsequent foray to Barnard Castle. … Read More

“So whether you eat or drink or whatever you do, do it all for the glory of God.” (1 Corinthians 10:31) A slight change of tack this week. Rather than looking at an extended passage, … Read More

Passage- Mark 2:1-12 Ask anyone at the moment what their biggest need is and most would probably answer- “An end to Covid”. The disruption to families, society and the economy is unprecedented in many of … Read More