I am a qualified, licensed lay preacher in the Church of England. I give a number of talks from a Christian perspective, some as Powerpoints rather than as speeches. I set out here the original texts, although some were slightly different on delivery.
I would be happy to discuss anything in any of these. It may be agreement or encouragement or it may be discussion of a different point of view.
March 23, 2025
I spoke at the Publica Australia conference in Canberra in March 2025 on how we can use our experiences with alternative dispute resolution to create a […]
March 23, 2025
I was invited to speak at the KILN, international Christian lawyers conference in Brisbane in February 2025, on AI and the law, including a few broader […]
April 7, 2024
John 20: 19-30 The Resurrection appearances recorded in the Gospels, what is and will be the nature of the Resurrection body, a few glimpses about heaven […]
August 6, 2023
Genesis 33.1-15 This sermon looks at forgiveness, by Esau to Jacob, looking at the South Africa experience under Nelson Mandela and what the bible teaches about […]
September 29, 2022
Romans 8.18-30 When Paul says the whole creation is groaning he surely could not have appreciated how hundreds of millions of people on our planet are […]
September 29, 2022
Luke 4.1-13 We are the most globally inter connected people in the history of our planet. Statisticians have shown that for the vast majority of our […]
September 29, 2022
2 Kings 2.1-15 Leith Samuel, the Minister of Above Bar Church in Southampton in my 20s used to say: live your life for what outlives life. […]
July 27, 2020
Mark 8.22-38 Christian teaching on seeing things as God sees them MarkSeeingSeemsImpossible0920
July 27, 2020
Mark 5.21-43 Holding onto faith during tough times MarkHealing0820
July 27, 2020
Mark 2.23 – 3.6 A review of Christian teaching on the sabbeth, whether Sunday or any other day MarkSabbeth0820
July 27, 2020
Matthew 13:1-23 (NIV): The Parable of the Sower Sower0720
July 27, 2020
Psalm 116 On Friday I buried my father. How do we give thanks when bewildered in life? Psalm116
July 27, 2020
Acts 2:4 and 36-41 What does it mean to live our lives here on earth as foreigners yet all along as citizens of heaven? Foreigners0420
July 27, 2020
Ezekiel 37:1-14 When our lives feel dry and without much life what does it mean to have life in all its fullness? DryBones290320
April 28, 2020
Isaiah 5:1-7 What does it mean to remain in Jesus love and life? RemaininLoveJn15
April 28, 2020
Luke 10:25-37 : The Parable of the Good Samaritan This sermon explores some difficult themes in modern Britain about who is my neighbour WhoismyNeighbourLk10
April 28, 2020
Mark 3 7-19 Jesus disciples are both called and sent HeadhuntingDisciples010718
April 28, 2020
Isaiah 40. 6-31 TheTrulyGreatGod1118
April 28, 2020
Amos chapter 5 What does true worship look like? And especially in the context of justice. Amos0219
April 28, 2020
The evidence for the …. Platypus A children’s talk on Easter Sunday comparing the evidence for teh resurrection with the incredable tales of the platypus Platypus0419 […]
April 28, 2020
What is the evidence for the Resurrection of Christ? We need a dead body, a risen body and then that body does not later die. ResurrectionEvidence0419 […]
April 28, 2020
Luke 10:38-42 What we can learn from the home and lives of Mary and Martha MaryandMartha0519
April 28, 2020
This sermon looks at the theology and what we can learn from the lyrics of a much loved Chrtian song InChristAlone0919
June 21, 2019
Exodus 12: 3-14 PlaguesPassover050818
June 21, 2019
Deuteronomy 31:1-8 and Deuteronomy 34:1-10 What happens when an era ends? DeathofMoses0918
December 16, 2018
What can we learn about Advent? Advent1218