How to hold onto hope

Every other photo on my phone now shows the tree in the garden. It is looking particularly spectacular. The rest … More

My bargains with climate grief

There’s a distinct nausea which is becoming a more frequent occurrence when I see a headline on climate change. I … More

Place.

Incarnation is a hope which is not escapist. I wonder how much of our hope winds up in forms of … More

the things dreams are

stories we tell about who we are, tethered to now, they sing of tomorrow their being is here, telling of … More

Reflections on a year in London

This week I received news which means I am likely to be moving up north to Sheffield from September. This … More

Thoughts on 2018

Life has, for all its horror, been found by God to be worth dying for.

Optimism – Shobi

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

(Week 5) Helmet of Salvation

A different sort of race to run.

Today is Christmas Eve

A long while ago now, I read an article about someone whose brother had died,
“There’s a phrase,” she says, “‘the situation is hopeless, but not serious’. That’s how I see life, and all these things that are just dreadful. If you don’t laugh at them, you would curl up in a heap and wail.”