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In I Kings chapter 3 we are told that King David, the great shepherd king has died, and his son Solomon is taking up his role as the new King.…
Read MoreBread of life
Mahatma Ghandhi once said: “There are people in the world so hungry that God cannot appear to them except in the form of bread”. What do we hunger and thirst…
Read MoreWhere does God live?
‘Where does God live?’ said many a child (and some adults too) or perhaps the question might be ‘where is God’s home?’. How might you answer the question “Where is…
Read MoreBeing faithful in challenging times
This week’s readings from I Samuel 8: 4–11, 14-20 and II Corinthians 4: 13– 5:1 are stories that call us to be faithful in challenging and uncertain times. A suitable…
Read MoreTrinity
In a conversation I had today we explored what might help lift our Spirits and I recalled two important Christian practices. Firstly, to “count your blessings” and find things in…
Read MoreHope
Some of you might have seen the four Advent signs Hope, Peace, Joy, and Love that appeared briefly each week in the final month of 2020, a world-changing year due…
Read MoreThe highs and lows of leadership
Poor Moses! He and his mob have been drifting in the Sinai in the manner of Bedouin for forty years, give or take. During this period of nomadic drifting our…
Read MoreWhat do we focus on?
It seems that this lockdown time and being home a bit more has shifted our focus (unless, you work in essential work areas such as the medical field, or police…
Read MoreFollowing the rules
How are you going following the rules during this lockdown time? I have heard a lot of discussion this week about how the current restrictions and rules need to be…
Read MoreWilderness
Ever found yourself in the wilderness? And which wilderness? For each expression of wilderness can often a different vista. The notion of wilderness or desert; midbar in Hebrew, eremos in…
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