The cross is empty. The body is buried. The tomb is sealed. The voices have fallen silent. Nothing moves. It was silent. Until it wasn’t. Some of the women who followed Jesus arrive at the tomb, ready to properly prepare the body. They expect death, a sealed tomb, a lost friend. But… The silence isContinue reading “Easter 2026: He is alive. He is here.”
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Lent 2026: Not what we expect
Today is Palm Sunday. The beginning of Holy Week. The day Jesus rode into Jerusalem: the long-awaited Messiah, the one people had been hoping for, waiting for, longing for. And He arrived… on a donkey. Not a noble steed. Not surrounded by splendour or ceremony. No polished display of power. Just a borrowed animal, ploddingContinue reading “Lent 2026: Not what we expect”
Lent 2026: God at 63mph
Today was a looooooong day. Eight hours on the road. Yes, that includes stops at service stations, but they’re not the most relaxing of places. There’s something oddly deflating about the sat nav calmly announcing, “Continue for 100 miles.” I’ve started measuring journeys not in miles, but in songs. How many tracks until the nextContinue reading “Lent 2026: God at 63mph”
And breathe… lent 2023
Have you ever found yourself so busy that you don’t have time to stop? With deadlines looming and too much still to do? Have you found you’ve said yes to too much and suddenly have lots of plates to keep spinning and are in danger of dropping them all? No? Good for you, you’re doingContinue reading “And breathe… lent 2023”
With us, within us, and around us
Do you ever hear a phrase that just strikes a chord in you? Something that sounds profound, or which is like a fresh revelation of something you already knew? It happens to me a fair amount of the time. A phrase will jump out from a film or TV show, or in a conversation withContinue reading “With us, within us, and around us”
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