Where Jake’s story leads…
Ian B. Jake’s story was the introduction to this talk at Forest Hill Community Church where I talked (for about 25 minutes) about the Bible’s attitude to vulnerable children and how seeing…
Jake’s Story
Jake had a big family; he was the second of five brothers, and he had three sisters too. They lived in a small village with mum and dad, until Jake…
Exploring My Ignorance
Why I’m No Longer Talking to White People About Race – Reni Eddo-Lodge As a white foster carer to mixed race children I am seeking to equip myself better for…
A Christmas Carol
A festive tale of trauma & attachment, the reason for the season, future hope, and wilful ignorance. A Christmas Carol and Other Christmas Writings by Charles Dickens My Goodreads rating:…
Book 2 of 2024
Light Perpetual by Francis Spufford My rating: 4 of 5 stars A book about lives and places that grew on me. Starting with a brilliantly slow opening chapter the novel…
My first finished book in 2024
Around the World in 80 Games: A Mathematician Unlocks the Secrets of the Greatest Games by Marcus du Sautoy My rating: 4 of 5 stars An enjoyable and easy 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…
Lament, Trauma, and Hope – who do we turn to?
What do we do when confronted by tragedy and disaster? Just in the last short while we’ve seen reports of extraordinary flooding in Libya and devastating earthquake in Morocco as…