Recognition of worthiness unites wisdom and worship. This past week I’ve been thinking about this connection, and about holding together authority with vulnerability, justice with trust, and conviction with risk. I’ve been writing the below on a train to Manchester by way of processing. it strikes me that wisdom and worship are companions – in… Read More wisdom + worship
Maybe it’s the nights getting colder, and the feeling of setting out home in the dark – but I’ve been thinking a lot about holding onto light this week. “Let there be light” God says, at the beginning of creation. “There will be no more night” promises Revelation. And yet, so often the darkness of… Read More holding to light
‘Blessed are the peacemakers‘ When I think of peace, I think of white doves, olive branches and conscientious objectors. Peace requires solitude, demands silence, tastes bland, and is the preserve of the feeble and naïve. Being passionate about peace feels somewhat like an oxymoron. ‘Blessed are the peacemakers‘ Sometime this year someone said, “peace belongs… Read More making peace
…you’ll keep getting what you’re getting”… Read More “If you keep doing what you’re doing,
Our choices are important, but they are not foreclosing of what is most important.… Read More What would have been
I remember a friend back in sixth form declaring to a chorus of outrage that she didn’t get why Malala was getting so much attention – she had just managed to do the right thing at the right time. I understood the sentiment – I was just that much more ashamed to admit to it.… Read More Opinion: seeing the Greta tweets differently
This week I received news which means I am likely to be moving up north to Sheffield from September. This has come in same week as celebrating the formal end of my grad scheme. It seems strange to be on the move once more, but I feel very settled in it. I may no longer… Read More Reflections on a year in London
