Brokenness
Our brokenness is often so frightening to face because we live it under the curse………….The great spiritual call of the Beloved Children of God is to pull their brokenness away from the shadow of the...
View ArticleBroken: stunning, timely and beautiful BBC drama
For “Broken” read “broke”. For “Broken” read “society terribly broken”. For “Broken” read “heartbreaking”. For “Broken” read “compassion”. Broken is a six part drama by Jimmy McGovern set in the north...
View ArticleKintsugi, the art of scars and the value of repair
Things break. We break things. We break. But what do we do with the pieces? When I have broken things I have sometimes pretended it’s never happened (playing the innocent) or I have hidden the...
View ArticleTaking up the cross. What on earth does that mean?
This is what I emerged with by way of a sermon for Trinity 3A. The gospel from Matthew 10:24-39 was a tricky one. The sparrows caught my eye when I was preparing. So often in his teaching Jesus picks...
View ArticleSaints and Stains – a sermon for All Saints Sunday
Some churches celebrate All Saints on the Sunday following All Saints Day (November 1st). Here’s a sermon for All Saints Day for our troubled times inspired by the gospel of the day is Matthew 5:1-12,...
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