An unexpected encounter — I went to Pride for the first time the other day. I wasn’t sure what to expect. It was in a major city, so there were large crowds of people in the parade. There were people with painted faces, rainbow flags on their cheeks. One man’s entire face was a…

Even when life is tough — Don’t stop believin’, hold on to the feelin’ Believing in God can be hard, but billions of people across the world have a faith. Recently, Leonora Watkins, another writer here on Medium, invited people with a faith to share what thing keeps them believing. I’ve never spent so much time…

Using the Lord’s Prayer to help us understand prayer — Prayer is for everyone. Anyone can pray at any time. Here, we are focusing on the Lord’s Prayer as it is found in Luke’s gospel. Millions of people around the world pray the Lord’s Prayer every day. The part of the Bible we are thinking about is below. We will…

An Advent Poem — 1. Immanuel. 2. God with us. 3. Wonderful counsellor. 4. Prince of peace. 5. Mighty God. 6. Everlasting Father. 7. Messiah. 8. Christ. 9. Anointed one. 10. Redeemer. 11. Saviour. 12. Friend. 13. Brother. 14. Miracle maker. 15. Water of Life. 16. Sacrifice. 17. Crucified one. 18. God saves. 19. Risen one. 20. Teacher. 21. Bread of Life. 22. Healer. 23. Word. 24. Son of God. 25. Jesus…

An Advent Poem — The wind batters the house, whooshes against the rooftop, the rain is torrential, Inside there is the warmth of love, as mother looks upon child, seeing fulfilled potential. You, child, are enough.

An Advent poem — Stop the boats Jesus is coming from across the sea! He is not welcome here. Did you hear about the miracles he did on the other side of the lake? Do not let him stay. Deport him. Immigrants are not welcome here. What if he stirs up trouble? He might. …

An Advent poem — Return, return, to where you came, those who fear you, will give you the blame, Return, return, from where you eloped, never give in, never lose hope, Return, return, oh prodigal child, not matter how wrong, no matter how wild, Return, return, from your greatest loss, take a moment to kneel, look to…

An Advent Poem — Angels Dreams Vows Emmanuel Night Time

An Advent poem — Past, present, future ghosts, haunt churches full of carollers, the stories told bring heart and cheer, but confuse Christian scholars, “Christmas is Christian” they cry, of course they are right*, but the Christmas story is gentle, it is the opposite of might, The Christmas story is love unfolding, it is a…