Will you forget me forever? (Psalm 13)
The psalmist asks ‘Will you forget me forever’. I suspect that we ask ‘why have you forgotten me?’ My mum used to ask: ‘why has God left me in his in-tray?’ Nowadays we …
reflection
How long, O Lord, how long?
The Psalmist cried ‘How long, O Lord, how long?’ These words from Psalm 6 are but one example. They are as relevant today as they were all those centuries ago. …
Putin’s theology…
Are you wondering whether you read that right: Putin’s theology? In response to articles suggesting that Putin’s geopolitical land-grab is not rational some have pointed out that we may be …

The Presentation of Christ in the Temple (Luke 2) This coming Wednesday, February 2nd we celebrate The Presentation of Christ in the Temple. All babies were brought to the Temple – …
Use your eyes…
How do you use your eyes? Do you see the divine in our world? Do you sense the awesome in the simple? Are you shying away from recognizing that the source of …
Following the star…
Yesterday was Epiphany, the day when we think about and celebrate the Wise Men following the star. Another word for Wise Men is Magi. Magi were skilled in philosophy, medicine and …
God in the Ordinary
On Christmas morning we are offered God in the ordinary. Yet we admire the gifts wrapped in glittering paper and adorned with ribbons. Are the wrappings meant to make what is …
Christmas Day
On Christmas Day we rarely have time to reflect but if and when you do have time here is a thought from Evelyn Underhill. …human nature is like a stable …
Who is welcoming whom?
In advent we prepare to welcome Jesus into the world but who is welcoming whom? Do we believe that God is somehow ‘out there’ and we are welcoming God into our …
‘may it be…’
Mary said to the angel ‘may it be as you have said.’ A medieval German priest named Meister Eckhart asked ‘What use is it that Mary gave birth to Christ if …