I hope you like this picture of our nativity scene. It was brought for us from Israel when Bill’s brother and (late) Mum were there in 1980. It’s been a feature every Christmas since then. It is special to me because it stands as a silent reminder that whatever we have experienced in the past […]
from Matt Hyde It’s not proving to be an easy Advent this year. I don’t know if it’s a stressful year finally catching up with me, or if I’m burned out and seeing the mask slip, or if it’s just a temporary chemical imbalance, but I’m tired and unfocused, doubting myself and condemning myself and […]
Posted on December 3, 2022 by williamrporter I was journalling in the house of prayer on Friday. I had just been reading a prayer pamphlet for the day. They mention that this is the time when Christians looking forward to the great hope of the second coming of Jesus – the Parousia. Yet their subsequent prayer points had […]
by rodneyshotter This is Christmas week and we come to meditate on the arrival of Jesus and what it means for the world. T – Transformation. With the arrival of Jesus on earth the whole of history and the state of man was transformed. He came to set us and the whole of creation freefrom corruption. He […]
by rodneyshotter Fourth Sunday in Advent N – Nature. We have a dual nature; a Godly nature and a human one. In Jesus these were perfectly blended, but in ourselves the human nature is corrupted. If we do not recognize and nurture the image of God within us – if we allow our Godly nature to fall […]
by rodneyshottterV – Victorious. Rather than feeling a failure, as we look upon the our Saviour and accept his saving grace we know that however much we fail him and feel unworthy, we are victorious because he has won the Victory over Satan and evil. And so we too share in that victory, and will be with […]
by rodneyshottter Short Acrostic Reflections for Advent Second Sunday in Advent.D – Deliverance. The coming of Jesus brought freedom from the shackles that bind us and prevent us from living a whole and full life. Such chains could be money, drugs, greed, sex and the inability to love and accept love. [Romans 13: 8-10]. Indeed, we […]
DEC 3, 2020 / THISBROKENPASTOR Written by Karen Golder Oh, it’s so easy to have hope while the sun is shining and all is good with the world, but what about when the chips are down, it’s all going wrong and we aren’t sure which way is up? As I write this, I am sitting in Birmingham […]
