Hope

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Hope Scrolling 1 of 40 On and On By A Broken Pastor #40DaysofHope #TheBrokenChurch #HopeScrolling

Hope Scrolling

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The news is all a bit doom and gloom to say the least. I was reading something earlier and the term "doom scrolling" popped out of the screen at me. Someone was asking how do we find hope and positivity at the moment. Well, there's loads of it about but it doesn't sell papers or … Continue reading Hope Scrolling

Peace Shall Bloom Where Love Bestows (Tomorrow Shall Be My Dancing Day)

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Tomorrow shall be my dancing day,When peace will come and hearts will pray.Through lands torn by conflict, pain and fear,I bring the light that draws us near. "Blessed are the peacemakers," He said,For they shall find the path ahead.In Israel’s streets and Palestine’s plains,I walk with love to heal the stains. Tomorrow shall be my dancing … Continue reading Peace Shall Bloom Where Love Bestows (Tomorrow Shall Be My Dancing Day)

Disabled People and the Post-Covid Church: Exiled, Cast Out or Treated with Special Care?

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Covid-19 has impacted us all; there is no question about that. Whether you have suffered with the virus yourself, watched as loved ones suffer and possible die, struggled with the uncertainty and restrictions or been revitalised by the change of pace and space from other people we have all touched. In the early days of … Continue reading Disabled People and the Post-Covid Church: Exiled, Cast Out or Treated with Special Care?

Changing Seasons

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Less than two weeks ago the final post in our advent series of guest blogs launched into the blogosphere and subsequently we welcomed in the first day of Christmas, yet it seems much longer. I awoke recently to the radio and heard a discussion about whether the 5th or 6th January marks the 12th Day … Continue reading Changing Seasons

Hoped For…

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Written by Ashley Cooper Have you bought all your gifts yet? I imagine that more of our Christmas shopping will be done online this year than any other year. The internet is amazing, but I do miss going round the stores searching for that perfect gift. And when it’s for someone really special, we take … Continue reading Hoped For…

Rending the heavens: on hope, judgement and justice

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Written by Molly Boot O that you would tear open the heavens and come down,so that the mountains would quake at your presence…Isaiah 64:1 ‘Get up, God, from your heaven, and do something! Show yourself! Prove you’re there!’ Those of us who follow the lectionarywill have begun advent with a bang,with this passage from Isaiah … Continue reading Rending the heavens: on hope, judgement and justice

What Is Hope That We Should Be Mindful of It?

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Written by Tony Ashley Therefore, since we have been justified through faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom we have gained access by faith into this grace in which we now stand. And we boast in the hope of the glory of God. Not only so, but we also glory in our sufferings, … Continue reading What Is Hope That We Should Be Mindful of It?

Big Hope

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Written by Karen Golder Oh, it’s so easy to have hope while the sun is shining and all is good with the world, but what about when the chips are down, it’s all going wrong and we aren’t sure which way is up? As I write this, I am sitting in Birmingham Children’s Hospital next … Continue reading Big Hope

Hope Ink

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Written by Mike Sherburn Hope deferred is disease.Fleas, biting on the flesh of the future.For there's nothing neutral about hope.Hope is so many things.A coping mechanism, a promise,The longed-for light and the end of the tunnel.A funnel through which fresh water of renewaland justice might flow.To say no to hope is to drop the bruised … Continue reading Hope Ink