Why Justice, Peace AND Integrity of Creation?
The words ‘justice’ and ‘peace’ are words long linked in Christian prayer.
The Giver of Life
I suspect that, despite their best efforts, the House of Bishops finds it hard to agree on very much.
12 June 2022 Newsletter
War, Partygate, the cost of living, the latest virus: the news is so depressing that it’s easy to forget about things for which we can be thankful.
5 June 2022 Newsletter
I’m intrigued by the teaching style of Jesus, his well-known propensity for responding to a catch question with an equally or more challenging question, or embarking on a story leaving listeners puzzling, or saying they need to be like little children to understand.
Betrayal
Just before Easter we spent a few days in Valencia, where we saw, what turns out to be, a copy of Caravaggio’s painting of the Taking of Christ.
22 May 2022 Newsletter
From the sixth century the sixth Sunday of Easter and the three days leading up to Ascension Day have been known as Rogation Days. Rogation is the flipside of Harvest; you pray in intercession as you plant the seed, and you pray in thanksgiving as you harvest the crops.
Making a Mark
My late Aunt Jean’s recent memorial service has been one of several things recently that have prompted me to ask myself what people will consider my impact has been on those around me when I shuffle off this mortal coil.