Christmas Light Pt 2

Garry continued his message on ‘Christmas Light’ at the Christmas Day service. Having explored the idea that God is light (1 Jn 1:5-9) and that Jesus is the Light of the World (Jn 8:12, Jn 1:1-5), he reminded us of our responsibility to share that light...

Hollowness

Ironically today, Christmas Day, I am pondering Easter eggs. This is not, as some might fear, the equivalent of the supermarkets’ desire to confuse seasons and move us on from one festivity to the next with no time for contemplation. It is because I am thinking...

Christmas Light

  We often talk of ‘lightbulb’ moments or ‘seeing’ an answer to a problem; sometimes, that seeing comes gradually (a little like how energy saving bulbs take time to warm up and let the full light shine through them) and sometimes...

Advent Musings: Life Cycles

December has always been a busy month in my family for birthdays. My uncle’s birthday was 19th December; my mother’s 23rd December and my father’s 24th December. When my son and daughter-in-law announced their pregnancy with a due date in December, I felt as though...