Alan Neale

Speaker/Writer

Now, I understand

For over thirty years Alan Neale has spoken with passion, relevance, authenticity and humor of themes that are profound and pressing; the profound he makes simple and accessible, the pressing he makes immediate and welcoming. All these years past have provided little time for Alan to write extensively and so now he begins a long-postponed desire and there are many themes waiting to be translated into books; the task is daunting and enthralling and he longs to begin in 2015

Reflection on Psalm 23 in a time of crisis

Below is a short reflection (video) on Psalm 23 for these days… the text is below the audio.   Sermon Preached Online! Sunday March 22nd 2020 The Reverend Alan Neale Psalm 23 Between the profound pathos of Psalm 22 and the exuberant exaltation of Psalm 24 comes the beloved, cherished, precious Psalm 23 with its… Continue reading →

Sermon: “Awesome Beginnings”. Sunday December 29th 2019, Trinity Church, Newport RI. The Reverend Alan Neale

Sermon: “Awesome Beginnings”. Sunday December 29th 2019, Trinity Church, Newport RI. The Reverend Alan Neale

Today’s Gospel is the phenomenal, breath-taking, theologically explosive reading of John 1:1-14. Oh sermons could be preached on this Gospel without end (of number, or of time). I preached on what I thought was prominent for the time though, in the preparation, I mused a lot on the absence/discouragement of poignancy in our lives… perhaps… Continue reading →