Disappointments
Dear Lord, we love to bring our praise and thanks,But this is another kind of prayer,A prayer about our struggles and disappointments,Those times when life and others let us down,Those …
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Peter and Us
Lord, you took PeterAnd invited him, outspoken, impetuous,Putting his foot in his mouth,And you filled him and his personality,With your presence,So that this forthright figureWas unafraid to stand up and …
The Count of Monte Cristo
When Edmond Dantès is wrongly imprisoned for a crime he did not commit he meets a man, a count, who helps him to escape. And on escaping Edmond vows revenge …
Marathon
If life is a race it’s more like a marathon than a sprint…there are obstacles and detours, one way streets and road closures…sometimes the going is easy, sometimes it’s uneven,sometimes …
Boots & Sandals
Right now some of us feel strong and sturdyReady for the ground ahead,Ready to plunge on through,Like a pair of good strong boots.While others feel more like sandals,Vulnerable, less powerful, …
Megalopolis – Made for another world
This is a sprawling epic from The Godfather director Francis Ford Coppola. It’s set in a city called New Rome (a mixture of modern New York and ancient Rome), where …
Lee
The movie Lee tells the true story of Lee Miller, who was first off a model before she went on to become a photographer working for Vogue magazine during the …
On Earth & Blessing
On earth We will never know all the timeswhen good things happened, small or large,when bad things were prevented, small or large,when God quietly intervened, no fuss or applause,when life …
Prodigals
There’s a servant in the hallway, brushing dust and yet also straining to hear. There’s a crack in the door and the younger son is inside the room with his …
Too Much
She hears the words ‘I let you off – you’re forgiven…’ and figures it must be for the other guy. The one standing beside her.She owes too much. To release …
Food & Strength
Jesus said,‘I have food you know nothing about.’How we need that.Food that fills the gaps of longing,Food that feeds us in a way nothing else can,Food that inspires us when …
Beatlejuice Beatlejuice
Years ago, back in the 1980s, the Deetz family moved into a spooky old house and – surprise surprise – found it haunted, with as they say in filmland – …
The Critic – corruption, fear and the power of love
Jimmy Erskine is a fierce film critic, one who pulls no punches in his reviews for the Daily Chronicle. When yet again, he critically assassinates the actress Nina Land for …
Invited
We don’t have to be good at it, don’t need to be experts, don’t need the right words or the correct phraseology. Can stand, sit, kneel, walk, jog, lie down …
Thousands
You fed thousands of people,And yet they turned and left you,You fed them, told them gripping stories,Shared your life with them,And yet they turned and walked away,Left you, abandoned you.And …
Wrestling
And so we battle with versions of ourselves, the Christian and the human, the lost and found soul, the genuine bits and the imposter parts, the product of our past …
It Ends With Us
When Lily Bloom spots a young homeless man, called Atlas, in a derelict building across her street she packs up some food and a sleeping bag and leaves it outside …
Wings
Your promise comes to us,That we can may find rest under your wings,Safety and comfort,Shelter and a welcoming embrace,Protected by your stature and strength.And in your stepping to earthYou became …
Dusty & Tomb
A reflection on Jesus and the resurrection tomb, inspired by a conversation with a friend; and a thought about God understanding our weaknesses… Tomb Lord, you have walked freely from …
Fury – ‘Who will go?’
This gritty and brutal World War Two movie tells of a tank crew, fighting their way across Germany in 1945. In it there’s a scene where one of the crew, …