Jesus said, ‘When the Spirit of truth comes he will guide you into all truth.’ John 16: 13)  A lady calls the police to report her husband is missing. The police arrive and ask for a description. She tells them he’s 6 feet 2 inches tall, blonde wavy hair and has a smile that makes […]

Perhaps Paul means, ‘Have faith’. Well – let me ask you: Does your car run on faith? If not, what else does it need? Churches and other faith communities were delighted by research which, I am told, produced a car that would run on faith.  It was spoken of as the very latest evidence of ‘the […]

Things are not always the way they seem.  You need to see the bigger picture. Did you hear about the recent incident at Marwell Zoo? Their famous Gorilla died unexpectedly and he had been one of the biggest attractions – especially for the children. Well, since half-term was just around the corner and they did not […]

Michel Kripalani is CEO of Oceanhouse Media, a premier publisher of award-winning children’s books and personal development apps that inspire, uplift and educate. Last year, Michel set himself a huge goal which he failed to achieve. Here’s what he shared about the unexpectedly good events that resulted. He wrote:   “Have you ever set a big, hairy, […]

Readings: Isaiah 6:1–8 Psalm 29 Romans 8:12–17  John 3:1–17 Do you know the One-Bit Word Game? It’s a game where you may not use words that have more than one bit – one part. Now: I need some help here. Tom, what do I mean by ‘bit’? (Nice and clear, please) [Tom calls out: ‘Syllable!’] […]

This year Lucinda and I are looking forward to becoming  grandparents again in just a very few weeks time.  Jack and Leo, who have been with us sometimes at Easter services, are excited about, very soon, having a little sister – quite a ‘game-changer’ when you’re aged 5, or even 8! We are all, in our different […]

A man who has braved recent storms and spent last night under the pier wanders in and tries to tell a joke  – but it falls flat.  No one is greatly fussed – it happens.  But, by contrast, if we were honoured with a royal visit and that visitor told an unfunny joke you might feel the tension rise to […]

Sermon SP July 2018

The Friends of St. Peter’s Church, Bournemouth are organising a ‘Late Harvest Parish Supper’ on Friday 4th. November in St. Stephens Hall, St. Stephens Rd, Bournemouth from 7.30pm to 10.30pm. Ticket price £7.50 to include Hot Food and Live Musical Entertainment from:- The Land Girls and Karl Lattimer. We do hope you can attend – […]