God’s support – & making the most of our situation
One of the most powerful stories in Genesis, is about Joseph – you know the one with the special coat favoured by his father. It’s a shocking story ab [...]
In God’s image
The recent demonstrations in the USA and across the world sparked by the avoidable and tragic death of the Afro-American George Floyd, are a vivid rem [...]
Generosity
Abraham was sitting in the shade of the oak trees at Mamre where he had settled and pitched his tent, when he saw three strangers approaching. Abraham [...]
Encircling prayer
One of my favourite hymns is St Patrick’s Breastplate. It’s a powerfully affirming hymn that has weathered the centuries of Christian devotion and rem [...]
Pentecost opens the door to God’s love
Luke’s story of the coming of the Holy Spirit upon the disciples is highly dramatic and very powerful. I think Luke is drawn to the dramatic, to power [...]
We are not alone
This Sunday we hear Jesus speaking to his disciples preparing them for the time when he will no longer be with them. Maybe you have done this from tim [...]
Faith and celebration
Every year in the middle of the Easter season western culture has celebrated Mother’s Day since its inception in 1908, when Anna Jarvis held a memoria [...]
The ‘YES’ of Easter
Holy Week and Easter have always been deeply significant for me and a very rich time of prayer and worship. Through Holy week we have generally gather [...]
Palm Sunday
It's Palm Sunday this Sunday! A day when the Christian communities around the world traditionally have palm branches adorning their church buildings, [...]
Hope in challenging times
This Sunday will be the first time when there will be no service of public worship at St John's in the way we normally understand it. All religious se [...]