Thinking about Good Friday (and little) and Judas (mostly) and Judas’ suicide. Was there another way? Trigger warning: this post speaks about suicide. There is no graphic content in words or images, but it is discussed. Helpline and text service numbers are at the bottom of this post at *. When someone in my family …
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Boundaries of Inclusion
‘All are welcome’ and ‘come as you are’ can’t enable a safe community if they mean, ‘come and say and do whatever you want’: we’re only able to create a safe community if we have boundaries. Below I explore some of the issues and ideas, with some questions to discuss this in your context. I …
Thoughts about Privilege
When I started looking at this bible passage, I thought I knew what it was about…but then…. On first read this story in Luke 13: 10-17 is about Jesus healing a bent-over woman, or the religious leaders missing the point about Jesus’ ministry. It is. But preparing to preach on this passage, I was struck …
Wanna be a Grinch?
We probably all have an idea of ‘the Grinch’ – that friend or relative who seems to find no joy in things and make them miserable for others – especially around Christmas festivities. I have often referred to myself as a Grinch because (shock horror!) we only decorate our home at Christmas with a nativity …
Joined across distance?
A note on ‘The Communion of Saints’ in this time of Covid. Many years ago, it became ‘in vogue’ to look around the rest of the church/meeting when everyone said ‘the grace’, which is a short prayer which is often used at the end of a church service (or meeting). The prayer is ‘may the …
‘Love in the time of Covid-19’?
The title of ‘Love in the time of Cholera’ has got me thinking this week. Sadly I haven’t read the book, it’s just the title that has reverberated round my mind and heart this week. In the midst of Coronavirus and the massive impact on our society, what is ‘Love in the time of Covid-19’? …
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