Author Archives: Ruth Martin

Readings Exodus 12:1-4, 11-14; 1 Corinthians 11:23-26; John 13:1-17, 31b-35 Preacher Ruth Martin What is it about love? One of the most moving, deeply human and memorable human occasions is when individuals, knowing that they will die imminently, focus their … Continue reading →

Readings  Hebrews 5.1-10; Mark 10.35-45 Preacher  Ruth Martin   Yesterday morning when I was enjoying watching the sun come into the garden, I saw a pair of magpies and a pair of squirrels competing for access to the only bird … Continue reading →

Readings  1 Thessalonians 5.1-11, Matthew 25.14-30 Preacher  Ruth Martin   The parable of the talents, you will be pleased to know, isn’t about people benefitting from financial investment, its not about people with material plenty having even more, its not … Continue reading →

Readings  Psalm 42.1-7; 2 Corinthians 5.14-17 and John 20.1-18 Preacher  Ruth Martin, Reader in the Richmond Team Ministry Reputation is everything. We set such store by reputation that, once lost, it is virtually impossible to recover, and the more you are … Continue reading →

Readings  Acts 2. 14a, 22-32; John 20. 19-end Preacher  Ruth Martin We have probably all looked back, through the rear view of our lives and said, of some occurrence, or some relationship that has since soured, or blossomed, the signs were … Continue reading →

Readings  Song of Solomon 3. 2-5, 8. 6-7,  John 20. 11-18 Preacher  Ruth Martin When the unexpected happens, we each respond in our own individual ways. Mary wept when she saw the stone rolled away from the tomb assuming that … Continue reading →

Readings  Ezekiel 37. 1-14  John 11. 1-45 Preacher  Ruth Martin Occasionally something happens which sets off a chain of events which rapidly gains its own unstoppable momentum and usually ends in disaster. Just over a week ago a careless briefing to … Continue reading →

Reading Romans 4: 1-5 and 13-17; John 3: 1-17 Preacher  Ruth Martin   Pope Francis, who last week celebrated his first year in office, and Tony Benn, who died last week, have something very much in common. Both inherited the trappings of … Continue reading →

Readings  Amos 3. 1-8;  Ephesians 5. 1-17 Preacher  Ruth Martin   Yesterday the Catholic Archbishop of England and Wales complained bitterly about the welfare cuts which are leaving the most vulnerable without a safety net. Archbishop Vincent Nichols also criticised the … Continue reading →