Author Archives: Father Dave

About Father Dave

We Boast in Our Struggles!

“We boast in our afflictions, knowing that affliction produces endurance, and endurance produces character, and character produces hope, and this hope does not disappoint us.” (Romans 5:3–5) I suspect that this one‑liner from Saint Paul has been quoted by any number … Continue reading

Posted in Sermons: Epistles | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Mercy Knows No Limits!

And as He sat at dinner in the house, many tax collectors and sinners came and were sitting with Jesus and His disciples. When the Pharisees saw this, they said to His disciples, “Why does your teacher eat with tax … Continue reading

Posted in Sermons: Gospels | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

A God Who Refuses to Stay Far Away

“The Father incomprehensible, the Son incomprehensible, the whole thing incomprehensible.” Yes, it’s Trinity Sunday again — the only Sunday in the Christian year dedicated not to a story, not to a feast, not to a person, but to a doctrine. And … Continue reading

Posted in Topical Sermons | Tagged , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

We Are One in the Spirit!

Then they said, “Come, let us build ourselves a city and a tower with its top in the heavens, and let us make a name for ourselves, lest we be dispersed over the face of the whole earth.” (Genesis 11:4) It’s … Continue reading

Posted in Sermons: Epistles | Tagged , , , , , | Leave a comment

Christ’s Victory Speaks Into Our Suffering (1 Peter 3:13-22)

“For Christ also suffered for sins once for all, the righteous for the unrighteous, in order to bring you to God.” It’s from the first letter of Peter (chapter 3, verse 18), but you’d be forgiven for assuming this was … Continue reading

Posted in Sermons: Epistles | Tagged , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Your Place is Prepared! (John 14:1-3)

“Let not your hearts be troubled. Believe in God; believe also in me. In my Father’s house are many rooms. If it were not so, would I have told you that I go to prepare a place for you? And … Continue reading

Posted in Sermons: Gospels | Tagged , , , , , | Leave a comment

The Joy of Suffering Unjustly!

“For it is a commendable thing if, being aware of God, a person endures pain while suffering unjustly. If you endure when you are beaten for doing wrong, what credit is that? But if you endure when you do good … Continue reading

Posted in Sermons: Epistles | Tagged , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Is Donald Trump the Beast of Revelation 13?

Whenever any earthly power starts to look like a saviour, the church must remember that there is only one who is worthy of worship. I’ve never felt comfortable with those who read the political landscape through the lens of the … Continue reading

Posted in Social Comment | Tagged , , , , , | 2 Comments

Six Non‑Negotiable Terms to End the U.S. War on Iran

You’ll find below a press release, followed by a universal appeal to thinkers,  scholars, institutions of conscience, and the advocates for justice across the world to bring an end oto the violent insanity being meted out by the current US … Continue reading

Posted in Uncategorized | Leave a comment