Discernming the people, the communities and the church we are called to be at this time and place
Discernming the people, the communities and the church we are called to be at this time and place
Here’s a prayer of praise for this Sunday’s lectionary readings (C of E). I’m leading worship on Saturday for a Pioneering Parishes taster day with the Diocese of Bristol and this piece of writing arrived: Praise to you, Jesus of…
I often feel defeated by New Year greetings. Most years bring a mix of delights, surprises, challenges, losses and change. This year – wondering how to respond to greetings of ‘Happy New Year’! – I wrote this: May you this…
Some of you followed my SAD journey in Advent last year. I found myself on Facebook daily pouring out the pain and discomfort of living Advent and Christmas as a single person. I was surprised by what that diary evoked…
Broad-shouldered, muscly men walked faster. One crossed to the other side of the unlit path to avoid me. I’m not surprised. I was a bit worried too. I’d started involuntarily talking out loud to God, expressing my frustration and sense…
Mary and her Mum Christmas 2013 Quick-and-easy (although best if well-rehearsed) sketch on newness and change for your Christmas service picking up Messianic prophecies… Aftertones of weepy mother-daughter bonding sessions. Goes well with the annunciation reading… A: Mary…. B: What?…