Author Archives: Parish Church of St Mark, Chadderton

If you find this morning’s Gospel reading a little difficult to understand, don’t worry, you’re not the only one! This parable of the Dishonest Manager is one that’s taxed the minds of a great many people including biblical scholars and theologians. The problem with this parable is seeing what Jesus is actually trying to teachContinue reading “Sermon for the 25th Sunday in Ordinary Time, 21st September 2025”

If we walk into a church and we’re unsure of what denomination it belongs to, or any Anglican church and we’re not sure which tradition it belongs to, one way to work that out would be to simply look round and see what kind of crosses are in that church. If we saw crucifixes ratherContinue reading “Sermon for The Exaltation of the Holy Cross, 14th September 2025”

In our Gospel readings over the past few Sundays we’ve heard some quite radical things from Jesus, things which turn our usual understanding of him and of the way things should be completely upside down. We could lump these sayings together under a heading of ‘The Cost of Discipleship’ because it’s quite clear that whatContinue reading “Sermon for the 23rd Sunday in Ordinary Time, 7th September 2025”