Who
A confession of faith which brings about change. Up until this point, Peter has seen and heard many new things from Jesus. But returning home was possible, wasn’t it?
The Messy Table
In the Big Woods
I wonder why transitions are so difficult. School starts here this week, and there’s a lot of worrying around our table. Mostly from Beangirl, but […]
Venn’s Poetry
Thanks to Google, the kids discovered that it is John Venn’s 180th birthday today. And they were pretty excited about it. Beangirl worked with Venn […]
Letter to a Unknown Solider
I read today about a new kind of memorial for the First World War. It will be a large scale public artwork, made of words. […]
Plum is One
I was in the grocery store a couple of weeks ago and I was spent. The night before was probably one of those teething nights. […]
Open-hearted Love
When I realized that I sold my shirt, I was a little sad. I’ve been clearing out the cupboards and putting the good stuff up […]
Knitting and Gentleness
First week of school holidays and the lectionary gives us this: “Come to me, all you that are weary and are carrying heavy burdens, and […]
Labyrinthitis
I’ve been trying to write a blog that isn’t about how I’m feeling. Which is proving to be a little tricky. Everything feels off centre and […]
Still Point
This morning, I had a worship planning meeting. Our theme was “centrepoint” – which was born of a brainstorming session several months ago. I was […]
Acorns and Pentecost
It is good to remember that we started small. Without any sense of institution or establishment. There wasn’t any protocol or set format. Just a […]
Scrubbing the table
On Thursday night at Dinner Church, we were anticipating Pentecost. We shared the passage from John 14 when Jesus promises the Advocate who will remain […]
Walking the Way
We were out for a walk last week when we discovered this pool. It sits in front of the Scottish Parliament and, if you are […]
Thomas’ Nicknames
“‘…And you know the way to the place where I am going.’ Thomas said to him, ‘Lord, we do not know where you are going. […]
And May brings birthdays
I woke up this morning thinking about Plum’s birthday cake. Not that we’re anywhere close to getting ready for that momentous day. July still feels […]
Reading Alice and other prayers
My heart stopped in a bookstore on Thursday morning. Isn’t that dramatic? But there on the table was Lying under the Apple Tree, by Alice […]
In the Middle
A quiet spot on the morning. The neighbourhood feels quiet around us. Come tomorrow, there will be fuss and rushing and routine again and we’ll resume our busy ways. And that’s just right for Easter, too. Because Easter happens in the middle.
An All-Ages Easter
We are an Easter people. We need to show our children that Easter is important to adults. This is the biggest story of our year. If nothing else, we want kids to catch a glimpse of that. Easter matters to us. The Easter story is the joyful centre of who we are.
Palm Sunday Contained
Every Lent feels different. Perhaps it is the practises we take on or readings from a different book. The patterns of lunchtime services or quiet […]
We All Stink
Some days, the gospel seems clear, but it’s hard to talk about. Usually when reading the story of Lazarus, I find myself thinking about the sisters […]