The start of Advent – a sign that Christmas is coming
Advent is the traditional sign that Christmas is coming – but it seems that the start of the season is now signalled to us by commercial organisations.
Advent is the traditional sign that Christmas is coming – but it seems that the start of the season is now signalled to us by commercial organisations.
We need to be willing to give thanks, and to use what we have, where we are – no matter how inadequate we may feel.
Have you ever had one of those weeks, where you’ve had the same recurring theme come at you from different sources, so much so that you’re sure it can’t be coincidence, and that God must be trying to talk to you?
Last week, some of the men in the church got together to talk about ‘How we make decisions’. I can hear the laughter from the women that know them only too well, as they ask ‘How to make decisions? What do any of you know about making decisions!’ Anyway, we had a great conversation about…
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Clearly there are lots of places where good, thoughtful arguments can be heard and engaged with about sexuality, so this can be the merest of signposts to some articles and pieces that I found helpful.
My hopes & dreams, and also some challenges, for 2012.
My hopes & dreams, and also some challenges, for 2012.
By now, I’m sure many of you will have seen news about the Occupy London Stock Exchange protests that started this weekend. I’m not going to get into the rights and wrongs of capitalism here, but I just thought I’d share a couple of things with you that really grabbed my attention.
A very powerful video looking at the Kingdom of God, and how it fits into the reality of our day to day lives.
Firstly, Muslims defended Coptic Christians as they celebrated Coptic Christmas.
Then yesterday it emerged that Christians had been defending Muslims as they prayed in Tahrir Square, leading to this powerful image.
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