Had I been leading worship this morning, my planned theme was Friendship. The gospel reading today was the one where Jesus is called to the home of his friends Mary, […]
Second Sunday of Social Distancing
First Sunday of Social Distancing
It’s 10:30am Sunday morning, the 4th Sunday in Lent, Mothering Sunday, the first Sunday of Social Distancing and I’m sitting in Ansty Road all alone. I’ve put some notices on […]
Easter is Coming
I write at a time when the news is dominated by Covid-19 and our response to it. On 17th March, following advice from the URC that was matched by other […]
Imagining Gardens
God said, “See, I have given you every plant yielding seed that is upon the face of all the earth, and every tree with seed in its fruit; you shall […]
Exit
An Easter Poem
Knife Angel
I went to see the Knife Angel this week. It was glistening in the early morning sun, looking resplendent and serene. All the time I was there, other people were […]
10 Years On
This month will be the tenth anniversary of my induction to this pastorate. Sometimes it feels like it’s flown by. With my sabbatical and then our discussions about St. Columba’s […]
Gaps
There is a style of poetry that doesn’t use punctuation but leaves big gaps between phrases […]
Sabbatical
Every ten years The United Reformed Church gives Ministers the gift of a 3 month sabbatical. It is an opportunity to be refreshed, to study, to find space to take […]
Disciples in the Modern City #3
The third Disciple in the Modern City is Madeleine Delbrêl (1904-1964). A French woman who having declared “God is dead … long live death” as a teenage philosophy student, then […]