Walking the talk
There was an incident at work a few years ago where my colleagues were talking about another colleague behind their back. I usually would...
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STUMBLING.
Notes on a faith walk
The saying goes: 'a wise person learns from the mistakes of others'. I often wish I was the wise person but the majority of the time, I am one of the 'others' whose mistakes and mis-steps become the scholar for the wise. Stumbling (notes on a faith walk) serves as a roadmap to encourage others as they walk with God by sharing the stumbles, sermons and lessons I've learned along the way in this journey of faith. So, sit back, relax, and read on.
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Labour shortage
What happens when you don’t have enough workers to harvest a crop? - The plants in the field stop producing fruit/crop and the...
Whatever it takes...
If you ask my children about their granddad they will tell you about his beard and glasses. They will tell you lots of stories, like the...
Pray for Others (or, call the Apache)
I recently listened to Spare, by Prince Harry, on Audible. There has been much negative reaction to the biography – especially from the...
Life's a gamble
At the supermarket last week I stood in line behind a young man. I noticed a tattoo on his hand and asked him what it said. He pulled up...
Ageing
My daughter was really excited about the middle of October because it marked exactly seven and a half years since she was born. Quarters...
Facing the winds of change
The Old Testament and Gospel readings today speak of changing times and changing circumstances and how we can respond to them. In the...
Difficult words
There’s an Elton John song that has the lyric, ‘Sorry seems to be the hardest word’. And it’s very true that sorry can be difficult to...
God's promissory note
You would have to be living under a rock not to have noticed our current political chaos, cost of living crisis and societal upheaval. In...
Keeping your distance
Today’s Gospel passage reminded me of a conversation I had with a friend a few years ago. In his 20s he had heard the Gospel, believed...
Pray for Kings?
Constantine the Great (306-337 AD) was the first Roman Emperor to convert to Christianity. He claimed he saw a vision of the cross just...
Standing in your full weight
Years ago me and my husband were on holiday in Canada and visited a sky scraper. One of the floors had a glass tiled area in the centre...
Unity in a disunited kingdom
It feels as though we are living in a society that is becoming more and more divided and separate. As a nation we are politically divided...
Forgiveness in an age of offence
Matthew 11:5-6 "The blind receive their sight and the lame walk, lepers are cleansed and the deaf hear, and the dead are raised up, and...
A harvest
Joni Mitchell's Big Yellow Taxi song has the line: “Don’t it always seem to go that you don’t know what you’ve got ‘til it’s gone?” Isn’t...
Wedding planner
September 2018 will mark ten years of marriage for me and my husband. This time ten years ago, we were engaged and busy planning our...
The worst game of hide and seek
I have a pre-school aged daughter and her favourite game is ‘hide and seek’. She wants to play it with me every day but, if I’m honest,...
Footprints
A survey carried out by podiatrists in 2009 found that 50% of women are embarrassed by their feet. I am one of them! Living in our...
Fairytales
N.B. This sermon was preached at a baby baptism. Probably most of us have heard the fairy-tale Sleeping Beauty. It’s the story of a baby...
The ark
While reading today’s bible passages as I sit at home in lockdown, I could relate to Noah and his family, locked together in an ark that...
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