In our run-up to Easter, we had three reminders about the need to take the longer view and to reflect on our responsibilities as Christians to face society’s challenges: Alastair Cameron from Scottish Churches Housing Action helped us think through homelessness issues. Nancy Adams, a regular visitor to the Holy Land, introduced her experiences of … [Read more…]
Are we living into the promise of Easter Day, or are we still stuck somewhere between the violence of Good Friday and the bleakness of Saturday? When the women come to us and proclaim the incomprehensibly good news, how do we respond? Our response can and should be rooted in love. As Jesus himself told … [Read more…]
With the month-end happening during Holy Week, we thought that this season deserved to have two thoughts. This first one has been borrowed from Pam’s Perambulation, which we find a frequent source of challenge and inspiration. Pam Webster’s reflection is on John 12:12-16. Here he comes, the one who will change everything. Here he comes, … [Read more…]
This month starts with a Sunday that our rotas describe as Lent 2, but is celebrated elsewhere as St David’s Day – Dydd Gŵyl Dewi – David being of course the patron saint of Wales. Stripping out the inevitable legend, it seems that David was educated in Cardiganshire, went on pilgrimages including one to Jerusalem, … [Read more…]
Jim Mein’s sermon on 1 February on 1 Corinthians 8:1–13 tackled a far from easy topic that seemed rooted in the past, but has real significance in our modern world, as this condensed version shows … Eating food offered to idols was a big deal, as the social life of first-century Corinth revolved round celebrations … [Read more…]