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We'll be updating our blog at least weekly. Check back regularly for comment, encouragement, inspiration and challenge as we seek to walk with God together.
Walking The Way of Life on Palm Sunday
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, the creator of the world-famous fictitious detective Sherlock Holmes, was waiting for a taxi outside the railway...
Paul Walker
Mar 24, 20245 min read
7 Things you Might Not Know About St Cuthbert
During my life as a priest in the Church of England, my longest tenure was in a church dedicated to St Cuthbert. For this reason, I have...
Paul Walker
Mar 20, 20245 min read
I am a Tree Hugger
Jesus said, “What shall we say the kingdom of God is like, or what parable shall we use to describe it? It is like a mustard seed, which...
Kevin Highfield
Mar 17, 20242 min read
Come With Me
The story of Jesus’ call to the first four disciples is well known. You can find it in Matthew 4 v 18-22 if you want to refresh your...
Gill McCleave
Mar 8, 20242 min read
A Fresh Start in Lent
Snowdrops are here, so Spring is here (kind of). Lent (which comes from the word for Spring) began on Ash Wednesday, remembering we are...
Kevin Highfield
Feb 28, 20242 min read
When We've Had Enough of the Journey...
Elijah was afraid and ran for his life. When he came to Beersheba in Judah, he left his servant there while he went on a day’s journey...
Paul Walker
Feb 28, 20243 min read
How To Make Shrove Tuesday Into A Prayer Exercise
Some call it “Shrove Tuesday”. Other people call it “Pancake Tuesday”. And in some parts of the United States, it is “Mardi Gras.”...
Paul Walker
Feb 13, 20243 min read
Change Is Not Only Inevitable — But We Should Welcome It.
“Bah, Humbug!” as Scrooge used to say. I remember one of my school English teachers moaning about how people often got the wrong end of...
Sandy Walker
Feb 11, 20245 min read
Six Things You Might Not Know About Candlemas
Every year on February 2nd, there is an often-forgotten holiday called Candlemas. But what is Candlemas? Where did it originate — and...
Paul Walker
Feb 1, 20243 min read
Are You an Evangelist?
The words evangelism, evangelist and evangelical, all come from Greek word for “good message.” The word Gospel means good news. In...
Kevin Highfield
Jan 22, 20244 min read
What Can I Give him? An Epiphany Reflection
It’s one of the enduring images of the Christmas season. The Wise men are travelling by camel through the star-lit night. One star...
Paul Walker
Jan 6, 20243 min read
New Year, New Attitude...
Do YOU make New Year's Resolutions? Millions of people still do. According to a survey by The Daily Telegraph, the Top 5 New Year...
Paul Walker
Dec 30, 20235 min read
Does YOUR soul "Magnify the Lord"?
Probably the oldest carol for Advent and one of the oldest parts of a Christian worship service was Mary’s Song, also called the...
Kevin Highfield
Dec 22, 20232 min read
Prepare the Way of the Lord - Reflections on Advent 2
Here is HOT news from the culinary world — some expert chefs think that locusts are set to take over from beef and chicken in the future....
Paul Walker
Dec 11, 20234 min read
Doing Justice: An Advent Reflection
You have to feel for the rich young man who came to Jesus asking, “Teacher, what good thing must I do to receive eternal life?” (Matthew...
Gill McCleave
Dec 4, 20233 min read
God is With Us
This is one of the most exciting times for Christians, the coming of Jesus- God with us- Immanuel. Advent marks the beginning of the new...
Kevin Highfield
Nov 28, 20234 min read
A Reflection for Remembrance Day
I don’t know about you, but I have a terrible memory and often have to write things down. I have lists everywhere, some on my laptop and...
Paul Walker
Nov 13, 20234 min read
Choosing The Way of Love over Judgement and Law
Here’s a question for you: Do you like musicals? I must confess that they are a “guilty pleasure” for me. I know they are a bit...
Paul Walker
Oct 30, 20235 min read
Church is NOT a spectator sport!
Is our church like a football match? Thousands of people in the stands in need of exercise and twenty-two people on the pitch in need of...
Kevin Highfield
Oct 27, 20234 min read
We Can Work it Out
When we think of the first churches in the New Testament, we might be forgiven for thinking they were perfect. Because many of those...
Paul Walker
Oct 16, 20234 min read
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