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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

climate change, climate grief, eco-anxiety, future, hope, prophetic

Place.

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

community, creation, hope, incarnation, place, resilience

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

dreams, future, hope, narrative, story, vision

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

a rocha, bonhoeffer, courage, Dorothy Day, failure, honesty, hope, mess, reflection, stephen timms

Thoughts on 2018

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

death, Faith, grateful, gratitude, hope, life, New Year's, reflection, significance, thoughts, uncertainty, worth

Optimism – Shobi

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

2018, action, advent, courage, hope, optimism, reflection, sacred values

(Week 5) Helmet of Salvation

A different sort of race to run.

2018, armour of god, Ephesians, ephesians 6, hope, race, running, salvation, winter

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.”

2017, christmas, christmas eve, haphazard, haphazard by starlight, hope, jesus, light, light of the world, poetry, reflection, reflections, serious, thought, winter

A Countdown to Hope (it’s advent)

The greatest has come – to serve and love and share life with the least. The author has written Himself into the story.

2017, advent, creation, death, expectancy, glory, hope, jesus, messiah, shepherds, winter

Poem: Blackbird in Fulham

from the anthology ‘haphazard by starlight’

2017, advent, awaiting, dawning, expectancy, hope, John the Baptist, light, poem, poetry, winter

Michaelmas Term 2017

A little look back at the last couple of months…

2017, commandments, hope, love, matthew 22, michaelmas term, winter

Eternity in the Human Heart

A reflection after the terror attacks in Manchester and London.

2017, death, Ecclesiastes, eternity, grief, hole, hope, immortal, jesus, London, Manchester, mortal, summer, terror attack

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