Immanuel Chapel, Virginia Theological Seminary, Alexandria, USA Weds April 30th 2025 I was delighted to be invited to preach at the main Wednesday morning eucharist in VTS Chapel during my recent research stay. I have been coming to VTS for nearly two decades, not least because it has one of the best theological libraries in
Christ Church Winnetka, Chicago, USA John 20.19-31 It was a delight and a privilege to spend the two weeks of Holy Week and Easter week at Christ Church, Winnetka, in the north of Chicago, right on the western shore of Lake Michigan, as part of my research and writing stay in the USA March-May 2025.
Last week I was privileged to be invited by the Lord Bishop of Manchester to lead two study days for his clergy and ministers with stipendiary/full-timers in the Cathedral on Monday 14th October, and a smaller session for self-supporting ministers, Licensed Lay Ministers, chaplains, and others free on Sunday afternoon, 13th October. This system allowed
It was a delight and a privilege last Sunday to be invited to preach on the liturgical season of Creation-tide and to celebrate the eucharist at the beautiful parish church of the Holy Trinity in the picturesque village of Drewsteignton on Dartmoor in Devon (see also its Facebook page). It is an extraordinary place, where
Over the last twelve months, I have been involved in at least three conferences debating the place of the gospels within their first-century setting in the eastern Mediterranean under Roman control and Hellenistic influence – especially with regard to their relationship within and without (in both senses of ‘outside’ and ‘lacking’) the various forms of
One of the most crucial topics debated among New Testament scholars these days is the relationship of the four canonical gospels – Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John – to all the other various and varied texts from the first few centuries of the Jesus movement which were also called, or became known as ‘gospels’. How
