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Bus Stop Nativity

Where should we go looking for God? Advent means the “coming” or arrival of God. It’s a season of fasting … More

abuse, advent, bible, comfort, Faith, fasting, God, good-samaritan, institutional failings, jesus, leadership, nativity, power

Growing up

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

advent, bell-hooks, Faith, God, incarnation, interruption, jesus, love

In over our heads

Speaking at St Polycarp’s, February 23 2025. Acts 14:1-20 – Paul and Barnabas in Iconium and Lystra

acts-14, bible, Christianity, Faith, God, jesus

Surrender

“One of the special things about knowing death is close is that is easier to re-centre life on things other … More

bible, Christianity, Colossians 1, crucifixion, death, doubt, Faith, God, jesus, resurrection, surrender

The owl, the fox, the ocean by the village, and God

I fell in love with a poem called ‘The Other’ I read close to the beginning of this year by … More

deus absconditus, God, otherness, unknowable

Justice is Restoration

The whole of the Bible leads us towards seeking a world that models God’s justice. Here’s how to do that.

God, just love, justice, lamenting, restoration, righteousness

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