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Do Buildings Matter?
I was recently part of a discussion around the reopening of the local church. So many wonderful and creative ideas being passed around, but all focused on how to make sure people who come to the building aren’t turned away. Massively important of course, nobody wants to cap a church…
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Lament
Today I decided I needed my piano. I’ve been playing since the age of 7, and I now own my Great-Grandmother’s piano that I used to tinkle on as a child. It’s over 100 years old! It will never play in tune at concert pitch, but it will always sound…
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Beauty for Brokenness
This afternoon I cleaned out my lounge. Four people and a cat in the house all the time during lockdown means mess, and lots of it, especially when two of those people are little ones. I need a clear, uncluttered space around me to maintain a clear, uncluttered headspace, otherwise…
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Agreeing to Disagree
Yesterday, a reader sent me a message telling me that they disagreed with my post. I was so pleased! I am discovering so much, sometimes even as I am in the middle of writing a post, but I don’t profess to be the authoritative internet expert on all things God.…
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Change 2!
My husband and I watched The Two Popes (2019) last weekend, and so much about that film has stuck with me. Too much for one post alone, so here is the third (and last) of a mini-series of posts on different elements raised by the film. “Nothing is static in…
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Change
My husband and I watched The Two Popes (2019) last weekend, and so much about that film has stuck with me. Too much for one post alone, so here is the second of a mini-series of posts on different elements raised by the film. “Change is compromise” – Pope Benedict…
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A Prayer for Sunday 10th May
As we gather dispersed today, as we find church in our own ways today, as we negotiate this new normal at a time of renewed uncertainty around the weeks to come. God, be with us. As we seek to self care, as we strive to balance work and life, as…
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Mercy
My husband and I watched The Two Popes (2019) last weekend, and so much about that film has stuck with me. Too much for one post alone, so here is the first of a mini-series of posts on different elements raised by the film. “Mercy is the dynamite that breaks…
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Where Church Is?
Today I went to church. But I wasn’t in church. I was on my street. In the UK we remember Victory in Europe (VE) Day on May 8th, remembering the day the Second World War ended as Germany surrendered to the Allies. Our usual Bank Holiday on the first Monday…
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Yeshua
One of the things I have come across which has excited me so much recently is the exploration of biblical material through the Aramaic it is widely expected Jesus would have spoken. It is worth remembering that any Bible we have now is in the language of the reader (in…
Deconstructing Church 