Lent 2026: No “but” required

There’s been a lot of change over the last couple of days. Or perhaps more accurately, I’ve come face to face with the results of change that has already been happening. I’ve found myself returning to places that mean a great deal to me. Places woven into my story, not just geographically, but emotionally andContinue reading “Lent 2026: No “but” required”

Lent 2025: Seasons of Change

It feels like there’s a lot of change in my life right now. In the past year, I stepped away from an organisation I’d been part of for seven years. My church came under new leadership, and in the coming months, it will merge with a larger church, bringing a shift in structure and rhythm.Continue reading “Lent 2025: Seasons of Change”

The same but different – lent 2023

In a few weeks I have been invited to speak at a church. It’s after Easter so the passages they have given me are about what happens after Jesus has risen. There is the story of Jesus appearing to his disciples in a locked room on the evening of Easter Day (or its equivalent 2000Continue reading “The same but different – lent 2023”

The water that hardens the egg…

There is a saying, “the same water that softens the potato hardens the egg”. I have to admit, I’m not sure whether it’s better to be the egg or the potato in this situation. I wouldn’t want to be someone who crumbles in tough situations, but I don’t particularly relish the thought of becoming hardContinue reading “The water that hardens the egg…”