Talk to God, not just about God
Ian B. This (long) post is largely the text of my sermon yesterday at The Good Shepherd, Lee, when we were concluding a short series on the book of Job as well…
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Loss, Lament & Hope
Here’s the (approximate!) text of my twin short sermons at The Good Shepherd, Lee on 30 June 2024. Or you can listen here to the Lament and the Hope. Lamentations…
The Good Shepherd
Last Sunday I was privileged to preach for the first time at the church where our family has recently settled, The Church of the Good Shepherd with St. Peter, Lee.…
Women of Holy Week
An Easter journey in nine stories – Paula Gooder A thoughtful imaginative (re-)telling of the stories of nine women who encountered Jesus in the final week of his life (and…
Flood and Fury
Old Testament Violence and the Shalom of God – Matthew J. Lynch An easy to read and thought provoking exploration of some of the often-quoted ‘violent’ texts of the Old…
Jesus – who calls him son of God?
Re-reading Luke’s gospel, it’s interesting to see how Luke presents the sonship of Jesus. In my study of Joseph a couple of years ago I focussed on Matthew’s account of…
Reading and listening while white
So far in 2024 I have deliberately tried to be conscious of what I am reading, the effect it is having on me, and what difference this might make to…
A Psalm to follow a re-shuffle
One of today’s Psalms in the pattern from the old BCP is Psalm 72. Reading it in the context of the news of this week’s surprise re-shuffle of the UK…
Lament, Trauma, and Hope – it’s complicated.
Over the past couple of weeks we’ve looked at the biblical book of Lamentations, and seen that the poet finds reason for hope in the midst of the trauma of…
Lament, Trauma, and Hope – the source of our Hope
Last week we started to read Lamentations as a biblical example of a response to traumatic situations. We saw how, in the midst of crisis and loss, the poet could…