Advent Musings: Children

Advent Musings: Children

Nelson Mandela said, ‘There can be no keener revelation of a society’s soul than the way it treats its children.’ This has always been the case. Many like to view the Christmas story in a saccharine way: a sweet little baby boy who never cried, a beautifully slim...
Parent & Toddler Christmas Party

Parent & Toddler Christmas Party

Today was the Parent & Toddler Christmas Party, with the toddlers coming in their different Christmas outfits (as did some adults!) We had some lovely food to eat, thanks to Diane and Bev!  Mark organised a variety of party games. We also had a visitor with...
Advent Musings: Life

Advent Musings: Life

Life is a charity whose mission is ‘to create a just society which has the utmost respect for all human life from fertilisation.’  It works in many different areas, offering counselling and support to those who are pregnant, education about life before birth, advice...
Frameworks

Frameworks

The framework for psalms of lament is a form involving a direct address to God, a description of the situation in which help is needed, a confession of trust, a petition for help and a vow of praise (with sometimes a curse on the enemies perceived to be causing the...
Corporate Psalms of Lament

Corporate Psalms of Lament

What do we do when we feel unfairly treated – not only by other people, but by God? How do we handle questions without answers? What do we do when life is difficult and all our previous certainties and assurances about and from God seem to have dissolved like melting...