Where there’s fire, there’s change
Christmas is irrelevant without Easter, and Easter is pointless without Pentecost. But can Pentecost be transformative today? But we don’t celebrate Pentecost like we do with Christmas nor Easter. What...
Inclusivity…really?
"...[A] riot is the language of the unheard. And what is it America has failed to hear?...it has failed to hear that large segments of white society are more concerned...
Reimagining Church : whom do we serve?
These are notes and, more importantly, questions drawn from a Church on the Margins discussion on 28 May 2020. The key questions Whom do we serve? How is the Church...
Dream Small
We may have been asked in the past to 'dare to imagine'... I know I have asked people to do this. We wanted to consider the whole landscape, to ponder...
Where do you find an Oasis on the commute?
As a teacher I found the daily commute either very tiring or a real blessing. On some occasions the sheer number of cars, the lorry travelling at its maximum speed,...
God, of all faiths?
Over the last month, we have looked at what, where, who is God - if God exists at all. Moreover, is there a God, of all faiths? The focus of...
Where is God to us, today?
So where is God?”
anecdotal
The people quietly averted their gaze and you could see their finger pointing upwards – as it was obvious.
“Really?”
Their finger retracted, their view remained averted.
Why can we struggle with the question “Where is God?”. We can theologise, use grand theological explanations which are beautiful, poetic, but may not really get that meaning across to others.
Heaven?
Yes, originally, God was perceived in reside in Heaven, above the dome. God was attended to … Read the remainder
The Language Barrier
Have we ever have found language to be a barrier before? As a family we once went to Dunkirk for the day. Arriving at a cafe, I took a deep...
Breaking Fast…as a community
Time of Spiritual Reflection As with many religious ceremonies and festivals, they come around each and every year. One that is beguiling in its spiritual understanding and dedication is the...
Hospitality within this Covid-19 Pandemic
A really thought provoking blog from a respected theologian Simon Sutcliffe. I have written about the Guest and Host before in ''Who is the Guest and Host?". What are your...
This is God Calling…or is this God calling?
Throughout history there are accounts of where God has called out to people. God spoke with Moses high up on the mountain, and to Nebuchadnezzar in a dream. God spoke...
Who or What is God
Religion is at its best when it makes us ask hard questions of ourselves. It is at its worst when it deludes us into thinking we have all the answers...