Deconstructing Church

Yesterday I had a conversation with a friend and fellow Christian about Jesus and anger. It stemmed from my new t-shirt designed by David Hayward, depicting Jesus turning over the tables in the temple (Matthew 21:12-13 and Mark 11:15-18). My friend was recalling the movement in the late 90s to wear WWJD wristbands, to remind…

I’ve been thinking a lot recently about the early church, as depicted in Acts. One particular story keeps coming back to me, that of Cornelius and Peter in Acts 10. Cornelius is a Roman and, as we would now describe, a Gentile (although this is a concept and a term that was not yet used…

From Ancient Greek to Shakespeare to a starring role in Harry Potter, the Phoenix is a much used character and symbol of regeneration. It is even used as an allegory in 1st Clement, 25:1-26:1 (Lightfoot Translation), a letter to the early church in Corinth which does not appear in the Bible but is known as…

I’m not so well today. My family have mostly kept out of my way and I’ve had space and time to rest. Something I’m not very good at I must admit. To me, when I rest, all the crap fighting for my headspace has the chance to overpower me, and keeping busy stops that from…

Today, I remembered the main chorus of a song I’d had come to me in prayer last week but hadn’t managed to write down quickly enough – my memory is terrible! As I sat at the piano to write it down, the rest of the song came together, as it often does for me. It…