Ramblings

Dear Friends, There was an interesting article in ‘The Age’ on the 14th September discussing the inclination of some people to ‘be curious’, whilst others are not. We can see this as kids develop. Some really want to know how things

Dear Friends, Well, Father’s Day has been and gone and as some would have it – to be gone for good! As I understand their thoughts, not all families have fathers – they have either left or died; and other

Dear Friends, We’ve just spent some time with Joseph and Moses during our Hebrew Bible readings for the last couple of Sundays. One thing that jumps out at me is the group of people who come under the heading of

Theologian, Rosalind Brown talks of three forms of martyrdom: ‘Red Martyrdom’ is shedding your blood for Christ, as did the early Christians and some in the Middle-East today. ‘White Martyrdom’ is separating yourself for God’s sake from everything you hold dear,

Today is a very significant day, historically. As you may be aware, it is Hiroshima Day – the anniversary of the dropping of the first Nuclear bomb – on the city of Hiroshima in japan, in 1945. Whether or not

For those of us who enjoy gardening, today’s Gospel reading from Matthew chapter 13 is an interesting story – drawing much understanding, as it does, from the problem of weeds. Weeds are always an issue. They rob a crop of

  “The voice of prayer is never silent, nor dies the strain of praise away” goes the line from the most popular hymn in England: “The Day Thou Gavest, Lord, is Ended”, by John Ellerton. Here are the words: The

We have passed the winter solstice! On Wednesday, as I was writing this, it was mid-winter. The days will now be getting longer, as we head towards Spring. How did that happen? Time seems to rush past… As our building

We are on the verge of a new beginning. Arguably, this is where Christians must always find ourselves. The census statistics have been released, and the news media are making much of the drop in numbers of people who identify