Waiting Under Lockdown – Romans 8
How do we wait? -- 3 Postures for our day Waiting is no one's favourite stance in the Western world, but it's where we find ourselves now, waiting for lockdown to end. So how do we wait? Turn groans into lament We all groan, it's natural, we groan grumble and sigh. Even creation groans, and we, as humans, are not separate ... [Continue Reading]
‘How can a Father give up His Son?’ — A Good Friday Poem
There he was, at his last meal with His friends, giving thanks to me. Always grateful, always attentive, the perfect Son. But the pain was on its way. He asked me to stop it, the very thought of it overwhelmed Him. Yet I couldn’t, I couldn’t answer His request, couldn’t ... [Continue Reading]
‘Reading Scripture with Fresh Eyes in 2021’
“Hi, my name is Mike and I’d like to cancel my subscription to 2021. I have been using it for the last seven days, but it is really not to my liking, and it doesn’t match the advertising. So refund please.” So goes a tweet by scholar Mike Bird as ... [Continue Reading]
The Other Crowd
The other crowd. Do you know who I mean? Them. The ones not like us. The ones we would like to be friends with if only they would get their act together and start seeing things my way. What do we do about the other crowd? That question can start ... [Continue Reading]
The Beauty of Sharing Leadership
Several years ago, while studying at Irish Bible Institute, I wrote a reflection on leadership as part of my Master’s dissertation. In it I described my belief that shared leadership can often be slow to change, absent of vision, weak in decision making and abdicate responsibility. I am now convinced ... [Continue Reading]
