Growing up

I was hanging out with a three year-old last week. He came into the kitchen to make an announcement. In … More

Sitting in the dark

When I was younger, an advent calendar was all about the countdown to Christmas. This was an especially exciting sort … More

God is

God is God is babbling brook, springing forth in winter frost God is child’s laughter, spilling out God is possibility, … More

Behold, a new thing

One of the things which has been mentioned to me often by a particular generation of Christians, is an action … More

advent, waiting

What does it mean to say ‘My Lord’?

holding to light

Maybe it’s the nights getting colder, and the feeling of setting out home in the dark – but I’ve been … More

Wonder – Julian

Wonder points us to God not just in the Christmas story, but in the Bible, the world and the universe we live in. It also lets us all be little kids again – enjoying a moment.

Compassion – George

It is what I want to put out into the world and what I try to search for in it.

Integrity – Katherine

Integrity is the value which I most cherish in the people that I love, and the one I most long to cultivate in my own life.

Optimism – Shobi

Optimism reflects a hopefulness and confidence for the future- the idea that good will always prevail over evil.

Generosity – Rachel

Fundamentally, there is something delightfully unnecessary and inexpressibly and outlandishly beautiful about the generous; it speaks to me of something greater.

Forgiveness – Naomi

The king, Tirian, says this to his dearest friend, Jewel the Unicorn: “If ever I offended against you in any matter great or small, forgive me now.” Jewel’s response: ‘“Dear King,” said the Unicorn, “I could almost wish you had, so that I might forgive it.”