Lent – a time for reflection
Lent is a time for reflection as we prepare to celebrate the death and resurrection of Jesus at Easter. Some people will give up something that means a lot to them, …
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Ash Wednesday
Ash Wednesday marks the beginning of Lent. Many people think of Lent as a time for giving up something like chocolate or alcohol. For Christians it is a time of reflection, a …
Living and Loving in lockdown
Lockdown and living in (relative) isolation make it easier to distance myself from others emotionally and spiritually. Whatever you believe or don’t believe you will know that it is easier …
Who do you think you are?
‘Who do you think you are?’ is a popular television programme in which celebrities find out where they come from. There is another aspect to knowing who we are – that …
in times of Change. (Psalm 46)
My friend Janet reminded me of a story about change. It is told by the well-known Christian writer Jennifer Rees Larcombe. As a child she would go to stay with …
He set my feet on a rock
Psalm 40 tells us that the writer waited patiently for the Lord and ‘He lifted me out of the slimy pit, out of the mud and mire; he set my …
Standing on dry ground?
When I fell off my bicycle on a bridle path the other day I could not get up because the mud was like a quagmire, holding me down. It reminded …
Wise men
I saw a cartoon the other day of one lady saying to another “The virgin birth I can accept but I cannot believe in three wise men”. On January 6th Christians …
Soul Food
Asked to name your favourite food you would do so fairly easily but asked to name your favourite spiritual or soul food like most people you probably struggle. The diagnosis of …
The desert
Have you seen the film Lawrence of Arabia? There is an epic scene of Lawrence riding across endless sand. In the desert there are few if any markers or signs …