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40. Resurrection - 

“The claims of Jesus Christ, namely his resurrection, have led me as often as I have tried to examine the evidence to believe it as a fact beyond dispute”. Lord Caldecote, former Lord Chief Justice of England

“Perhaps the transformation of the disciples of Jesus is the greatest evidence of all for the resurrection”. John Stott

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Sermon preached before the Lord Lieutenant during choral evensong at St Mary’s, Nottingham on 5th February 2012 by Rev Stephen Morris.

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As I write (mid January) there is a serious debate between London and Edinburgh about the Scottish Nationalist Party’s intention to hold a referendum on the subject of independence and the future of the United Kingdom. This necessarily involves discussions about all sorts of issues including currency, defence and sovereignty including, obviously, the Sovereign.

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It was deeply saddening to read recently that thieves had stolen Derby City Council’s Christmas lights, worth around £20,000, just before they were due to be put up in the streets. How, one asks, can anyone be so cynical as to commit such a crime? One wonders, moreover, how the thieves expected to be able to realise the value of the proceeds from their nefarious crime –who would want to buy a lorry load of Christmas decorations?

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Ahead of a visit by the Acting Dean of Jerusalem Cathedral to St Peter's in October, Christopher Harrison considers whether peace between Israel and Palestine will ever be possible

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Bible Study course - The Gospel of St Matthew

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I wonder if you can tell where in the Bible each of these quotations comes from? In fact none of them comes from the Bible - at least in the form given above. St Paul wrote that ‘the love of money is the root of all evil’ (1 Timothy 6.10) - which is very different from attributing all evil to money. ‘Gentle Jesus, meek and mild …’ is the beginning of a hymn by Charles Wesley, the first verse of which became a popular prayer for children. Incidentally, it is wrong to associate meekness with weakness, at least in the Biblical meaning of the word; meekness means, rather, the ability to suffer with patience, and to keep one’s strength under control. ‘Charity begins at home’ sounds as if it could come from the Bible, but in fact is first found in the writings of the Roman author Terence, in the 2nd century A.D. Dickens wrote ‘Charity begins at home, but justice begins next door’ (in ‘Martin Chuzzlewit’). When the second part of this proverb is omitted, the phrase becomes a very tempting excuse for limiting our generosity to those who are close to us, which is not Biblical at all.

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After visiting the famous Passion Play in Oberammergau this year, Anne Hardy looks back at the history and theology behind the tradition

“Grüss Gott” – greetings in the name of God – how special this message was to the inhabitants of a small village in the Bavarian Alps in 1664.

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This event will celebrate 400 years of the King James Bible, with a talk by The Reverend Rob Cotton. Friday 19th November, 12.30pm, at St Andrew's with Castle Gate URC, Goldsmith Street. Tickets £5.

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Five members of our congregations have been attending confirmation classes at St Mary’s Church, and we pray for them and look forward to their Confirmation Service at St Andrew’s Church on 1st November, 7.30pm.

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