Tag: Kingdom
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You are not alone
‘You are not alone’. The message on the card was destined for an unknown recipient inserted into a box of gifts for refugees. We gathered clothes, toys and other items at the feast of Christ the king. It is the end of another liturgical year. I’m reminded of the song: ‘Nothing ever happens’ by Glasgow […]
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Welcome to the feast
Matthew’s parable of the marriage feast (Matt. 22. 1-14) has its origins in something much older. Luke has a version of it too, both probably added to it in order to say something to their communities. Matthew to the Jews, Luke to a wider audience. So the great supper in Luke becomes a Marriage feast […]
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illuminating the shadow
for Kaz You offered me a smile when I stopped to speak I guess it was all you had to give away. But I will carry your smile with me and hold it close. You were wrapped in your duvet and woolly hat clutching a small handful of change. I was wrapped in my […]
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Dirty Carrots and the Kingdom of Heaven
Carrots, which do you buy? I’d like to suggest that it is the ‘dirty carrots’ that can help to bring closer the kingdom of God. Today is Creation Sunday, and tomorrow begins Fairtrade Fortnight. It seems an appropriate time therefore to dwell on our relationship with the earth and all that we consume from it. […]
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The Kingdom is like…
Apologies for being so last week! based on Matt. ch.13 So I asked, rather foolishly, what happened at 4.30am. Blank looks. And it happens every morning, but perhaps not always that early. … ‘sunrise?’ … Yes! And what will happen tonight at about 10pm? … ‘sunset?’ (they’re catching on!) Is that right says I? (they […]
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to recover the celtic
I have avoided that word for a long time, it has almost become a nothing word to some, speaking of fanciful longings and notions without any depth or heart or soul. ‘Celtic Christianity never really existed’ some say, and to an extent I would agree. The trouble is, it goes deeper than this. “And Celtic […]
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Whose Eyes? – Civic Service
I was never really sure about the annual Civic Service – that was until this year. It was – wait for it – actually quite good fun, well the preparation was anyway!! My talk, titled: ‘Whose Eyes?’
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The Unfinished Story
About a Boy finally finishes, or not, as the title suggests… My Easter reflections on the final scene of the film.
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On the sofa with Will Freeman
After writing this for Passion Sunday, during the service I noticed that all the collects, prayerlets and general liturgical material for Passiontide was about getting closer to Jesus. Well, I had the distinct opposite impression from the readings, that at this point, Jesus is turning his face more towards the cross and the Disciples are […]
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Umeed Partnership
I’ve undertaken the ‘small task’ of looking after the website of a local charity, the Umeed Partnership. I have had links with some of those involved from days in Bangor. As well as the website, Umeed now has a Facebook page. Umeed provides opportunities for disadvantaged women and children in Pakistan. You can help by […]