Alison and the whale

Esther, empire and the hidden hand of God

Esther invites us to look for the hints and intimations of God in our own lives, wise to the follies of empire.

In a climate emergency, Jeremiah shows us how to lament

According to Jeremiah 12, injustice leads to land degradation and species loss. In an era of anthropogenic climate change, Jeremiah's words have new resonance and show us how to lament.

Biblical wisdom, cultural knowledge, and healing the land

God's wisdom reveals the particularities of place and the interconnectedness of all things, and is a source of hope for the healing of the earth. 

The b***h slaps back

Yes, Jesus calls a woman a dog. But she slaps right back: and Jesus listens, and learns, and grows. (Asterisked title to get past Podbean auto-censor! Sheesh.)

Better a dinner of greens

In lockdown, we're appreciating the simple things and discovering, with the wisdom writer, that some choices are better than others.

For the life of the world

An enfleshed God unites us with the community of all creation and points us to urgent climate action.

What do you feed on? And how do you feed others?

The church is the body of Christ, and so it is our joy to be broken and shared to feed a hungry world.

Church: The body of scarred tenderness

The body of Christ is wounded and scarred: and that is as it should be.

Five loaves, two fishes, and a pocketful of prayers make a church

God loves nothing more than to gather and feed people.

Friends beyond any binary

Christ breaks down the walls between all peoples, then unites them together in love. A reflection on Ephesians 2:11-22 given to Sanctuary on 18 July 2021 (Proper 10 Year B) © Sanctuary 2021.