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Jun 30, 2019
Jun 30, 2019
7 min
Elisha glimpses God's reality: and it is this which empowers him to take on the prophet's mantle. So what does this mean for us?
A reflection on 2 Kings 2:1-15a given to Sanctuary, 30 June 2019 © Alison Sampson, 2019
Jun 23, 2019
Jun 23, 2019
9 min
Most spiritual teachings assume solitude and silence. But the story of Elijah suggests that a God-centred spirituality is to be found in the midst of people, in the chaos of life.
A reflection on 1 Kings 19:1-18 given to Sanctuary, 23 June 2019 © Alison Sampson, 2019.
Jun 16, 2019
Jun 16, 2019
11 min
Once upon a time, long, long ago, Lady Wisdom called out at the public places—the city gates, the crossroads, the mountaintops—and she said: “The Lord began the work of creation with me ..."
A reflection on Proverbs 8:1-4, 22-31 given to Sanctuary, 16 June 2019 © Alison Sampson, 2019.
Jun 2, 2019
Jun 2, 2019
7 min
The urgency and adventure in Acts can be daunting to a small young church - so, where are we up to in our story?
A reflection on Acts 16:11-34 given to Sanctuary, 2 June 2019 © Alison Sampson, 2019.
May 26, 2019
May 26, 2019
8 min
Healing means both responsibility and conflict.
A guided meditation through John 5:1-9 given to Sanctuary, 26 May 2019 © Alison Sampson, 2019.
May 19, 2019
May 19, 2019
5 min
Loving like Jesus means loving through betrayal and beyond.
A reflection on John 13:31-35 given to Sanctuary, 19 May 2019 © Alison Sampson, 2019.
May 12, 2019
May 12, 2019
11 min
Peter raises Tabitha: for Christ lives on in his disciples.
A reflection on John 10:22-30 and Acts 9:36-43 given to Sanctuary, 12 May 2019 © Alison Sampson, 2019.
Apr 7, 2019
Apr 7, 2019
14 min
What would you spend a year’s wages on? A house deposit? A fancy car? A university education? How about some fabulously expensive perfume for a man about to die?
A reflection on John 12:1-8 and Philippians 3:4b-14 given to Sanctuary, 7 April 2019 © Alison Sampson, 2019.
Mar 24, 2019
Mar 24, 2019
9 min
What are you hungry for? What are you craving? Food? Friendship? The dulling of the pain? An end to loneliness? The lighting up of the darkness? The warm embrace of love? To be hungry is to be human. To feed ourselves is to be human. And we live in a ravenous age ...
A reflection on Isaiah 55:1-9 given to Sanctuary, 24 March 2019 © Alison Sampson, 2019.
Mar 17, 2019
Mar 17, 2019
9 min
Where was God? A friend's question answered.
Please be aware: This reflection contains a brief description of domestic / family violence.
A reflection on Luke 13:29-35 given to Sanctuary, 17 March 2019 © Alison Sampson, 2019.