Sneaking a peek over God’s shoulder to see what He is up to: thoughts on future church
Sneaking a peek over God’s shoulder to see what He is up to: thoughts on future church
What happened before the sower went out to sow? I could make pots out of the soil in my garden. It’s clay. There’s no other description for it – it just needs to be moulded and fired, and I could eat fish and chips off it. It’s useless as stuff…
Kate Tempest has a child-like girl-next-door innocence about her. Fresh-faced and youthful in a sleeveless print cotton top, dark blue jeans and white converse – how can she understand humankind’s inner world so intimately, and describe it with such simple artistry? At the performance of ‘Brand New Ancients’ at the…
I’ve lived in many places – thirteen different locations over nearly fifty years. Before now when I’ve thought about my past, I’ve always conceived of it in linear terms – as though it were a timeline posted on a wall. Time I’ve lived through, like a car driving through mist.…
Elegy for the light spectrum Equality isn’t the main issue, at least for me. I’m not yearning this morning to be considered equal in status or law with my brother Christians, I’m not yearning for a place at the high table in the ecclesial banqueting hall, I’m not even yearning…
Christmas throws its long glittery shadow back up most of the year. Church leaders really need to start planning in January, specially if they want to change anything signficant. I’d love to see a multi-coloured Christmas offering a colour-coded choice of pathways through the season, giving people permission to experience…