I love to see the sunflower growing in my neighbour’s garden. I can't look at its sunny disposition and not smile. When we lived in Turkey we used to see whole fields of sunflowers. They need lots of sun! Not only do they look like the sun but they lift their heavy seed-laden heads and … Continue reading Follow the Son →

Psalm 84 is a psalm of longing - appropriate for me at this time, for I too am longing! I long for this pandemic to be over. I long to gather with God’s people. It’s not the building I miss but joining with the Living Stones, to sing, to hug and to fellowship. I’m tired … Continue reading Even the Sparrow Finds a Home →

This rainbow craze seems to have begun in Italy during their COVID-19 lockdown and spread via Facebook - a colourful cheer-up for worried and frightened people in the midst of a global pandemic. Somehow the symbol of sunshine after a storm felt appropriate to lift spirits and engender a sense of better things to come. … Continue reading Fading Rainbows →

On the first Sunday of Lockdown we read Psalm 137 - “By the rivers of Babylon...” a psalm of mourning as the people of God went into exile. That’s what it felt like for us. We, as a church community, were going into exile! Forbidden to gather, to sing, to hug - our church building … Continue reading More Than A Song →

Africans Matter For Our Christian Faith Many of the early church fathers were African. They wrote in Greek or Latin because of the common language of their day, but they were not white! Tertullian, a lawyer, was a gifted apologist who advocated for charismatic gifts and prophecy in the church. Origen was a great theological … Continue reading Black Lives Matter →

Real People! My Zoom planning meeting had been scheduled for 4pm and I was ready for the call, but when one member couldn’t connect, it was postponed. As I closed my iPad, I heard some chatter coming from the street outside. I was shocked by my reaction. Speedily I made my coffee, grabbed a cushion … Continue reading Something has Changed. →

Blossoms and Blackbirds As we experience ‘Lockdown’ because of the Coronavirus, an encouragement has been the blackbirds’ song. The apple tree, resplendent with blossom has filled the view from my bedroom window. There, amongst the branches, blackbirds sing their hearts out. No matter how I feel the blossoms are beautiful and the birds keep singing. … Continue reading Blossoms and Blackbirds →