Which of these two lines, if you came across them on a church noticeboard, would entice you more?
6.30: Evensong
or
6.30: Evensong with sermon.
For me, there's no contest. I'd be tempted by the first, and repelled by the second.
I've sat through thousands of sermons, and the best moment, in my experience, is always the moment when they end.
‘Please can this be your final sentence?’ I plead inwardly, but it hardly ever is.
There's a moment's silence,
