Category: Life
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Advent Limbo
The British are known for some unusual habits, one of them is the ability to queue. Some say it comes from the days of rationing during World War Two. I don’t know if this is true or not, but we certainly sense the injustice when there are queue jumpers who don’t play by the rules and…
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End of the World
Times of collective fear and terror are nothing new – it’s just that the object of our collective fears may change. When we have witnessed our world come to an end, we have to face the ultimate, apocalyptic question, who or what, do we really trust?
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The God of Small Things
Next month the UN Climate Change Conference will convene from 30th November to 12th December in Dubai. It will comprise the 28th meeting of the Conference of the Parties (COP 28). Continuing targets comprise of emissions reduction targets that align with reaching zero emissions by the middle of this century. And protecting communities and habitats vulnerable to…
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Lost and Found
During the past year, this idea of ‘lost and found’, has come into my thinking time and again. Many people have often spoken to me about a year that has been ‘lost’, due to the Covid 19 pandemic – and I can understand why. I do not underestimate the precious treasures people have lost –…
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Dare Mighty Things
For anyone who wishes to follow Jesus, the pivotal question is not, ‘Who do you say that I am?’ Instead, it’s implied by Jesus’ words that ends Mark chapter 8. That pivotal question is, ‘Who will you be now?’ In other words, what will we do that is different once we recognise Jesus as the…
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The Parable of Edward Bear
During last summer I got around to some of those getting ‘A Round Tuit’ jobs – that at other normal times maybe we never quite get around to – do you know what I mean? Well for me it consisted in clearing out the loft and the garage. And what a clear out it was!…
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Brief Encounter(s)
I want to talk about brief encounters. Not ‘Brief Encounter’ the 1945 classic British film scripted by Noel Coward and starring Trevor Howard and Celia Johnson. But the brief encounters we experience and that Jesus experienced in the gospels. Brief and potentially life changing.
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St George and the Dragon Age: Hic Sunt Dracones
Beyond the legend, St. George had to face a question. Was he the centre of his own universe or was their something more worth defending? A dragon that needed defeating?
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The Hidden Life of Trees
In many religions there is a ‘Tree of Life’ and in the Bible this is also true. In Revelation 22:2 it says, “The leaves of the tree are for the healing of the nations.” I look at this verse differently now as I think of the hidden life of trees.
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Iona
Iona is a place of invitation…