In Remembrance

There is a rich patchwork of ways in which individuals, groups and communities hold things in remembrance: whether that be the news of a birth, someone’s death, or an anniversary of some sort. I have been going through times of change in my life having lost my sibling last year and my Mum this year.

What is faith?

Hebrews chapter 11 in the Bible is all about the concept of faith. In the first verse, as depicted here, it describes faith as the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen. I want to try to explain in this blog what that means for us in the 21st Century western

Things to think about

Finally, beloved, whatever is true, whatever is honourable, whatever is just, whatever is pure, whatever is pleasing, whatever is commendable, if there is any excellence and if there is anything worthy of praise, think about these things. Philippians 4v8

The magic of tiny things

The title character in my favourite film – Amelie (2001, dir. Jean-Pierre Jeunet) – describes her gratitude and delight for small pleasures – skimming stones, sinking her hand into a sack of dried grains, cracking the top of a crème brûlée with a teaspoon. This is something I’ve been working on developing in myself for