Columnists
Alison Micklem – Community-minded
‘If anyone had told that congregation five years ago they should be hosting community activities seven days a week – they would have been …
‘If “incarnational ministry” has any distinguishing features, then it is the ministry of “being there”’
Bible study with Andrew Prasad
‘The home-builders remained homeless, a numbing thought which has stayed with me to this day’
Bible study with Anthony G Reddie
The promise that our children shall come back to their own country is a tantalising one – it can seem to entice us like …
‘Solidarity with the those who are poor is at the heart of what most concerned Jesus ministry’
Chris Coe
‘Panic overwhelms me. I’m just a country boy, and want the green fields back home’
‘Dotted all over the hills – where normally there is a single light indicating a hill farm – there are sets of brightly coloured …
Bible study with Helen Garton
‘Lent calls upon us to strip away all those things which not only distract us from God, but all those things which separate us …
Bible study with Lawrence Moore
‘Forgiveness is unconditional. It is not dependent on the other person being sorry, or asking for forgiveness’
Single Mum – Lucy Berry
‘There are some basic rules, which help keep us in community’
‘It’s exciting that children develop language which allows them to enjoy and communicate their culture and selfhood’
Michael Jagessar’s Mini Resurrections
‘Christmas was a time when relatives remembered those left behind – of those who wisely decided to stay put!’
‘Compost may look like an ordinary pile, but it could not be a metaphor for something more profound?’
Niall Cooper
‘The UK is more unequal now than at any time for at least the past 50 years’
‘A tented encampment in the heart of the City threatens no one, but it calls into question everything’
Bible study with Roberta Rominger
‘There are too many resonances between the Christmas story and the anguish of our times’
Notes from America – Ron Buford
‘Old South Church became known as “The Mouth House” and was so reviled during the American Revolution that British troops would use it as …
‘We thought we were electing a progressive communicator, not a pragmatic Mr Spock’
Sheila Maxey – On the pilgrim way
‘I weep at the prospect of my friends’ deaths, but they do not – they seem to be too busy’
‘In the midst of sad things, God seems to have opened my heart to the good and the beautiful’
Sonia Christie – Eco-Gardener
‘If you fancy growing your own onions then this month is an ideal time to get started, either from seed or later in the …
‘Day by day what seems like an insurmountable task will eventually be achieved’
Bible Study with Susan Durber
‘Why can’t we help each other a bit more, to live a temperate life, with fasting and a little feasting in due season?’
‘If Jesus was “a god veiled in human form” then we’re in the world of legends
Lucy Brierley – Juggling act
‘Turning into a paparazzo he crept around the table, edging his way nearer to steal a picture of the stars of the day’
‘We would go out and about, building sandcastles, looking at the steam trains – and then return to where she always was, in her …
Matt Stone - Starting out
‘As I have moved from one course to another, I haven’t always seen what God was doing, but now, looking back, I see’
‘There is something quite profound about encouraging – and even paying – for individuals to dedicate their lives to building up Christ’s church’
Stephen Brown
‘I’ve had two holes-in-one with no one looking to see them! I know what you’ll be thinking, but trust me’
‘I must try a little harder with my didge. Or maybe I should give Rolf a ring’
