Star Struck?
Fri 5 January
Over Christmas I found myself wondering about the Wise Men, and why they went to Herod in Jerusalem. They did discover Micah’s prophecy about Bethlehem there, while spreading the news …
Dave Hop
Contemporary Bible CommunicatorA thought…
Fri 29 December 2023
I’m currently reading Tales of a Country Parish by Colin Heber-Percy – a thoughtful and uplifting collection of writings from 2020. As the book moves into winter of that year, …
Glimpsed
Fri 22 December 2023
Did Mary and Joseph catch a glimpse?Did they catch sight of the universeIn those wide, wondering eyes?Did they see the faces of thoseHe would support and comfort.Did they see the …
The Figure
Fri 22 December 2023
I could face this year alone, Could clench my fists and every other bit, I could harness my ideas, many but limited, And try and find my way through the …
The Light Shines On
Tue 19 December 2023
The light shines in my darkness,And my darkness cannot put it out.The light shines in our chaos,And our chaos cannot put it out.The light shines in our fear and doubt,And …
Stars
Tue 19 December 2023
Those night lights keep speaking,Leading, guiding, predicting, assuring.For Abraham, a regular sign of the promise of God,his plans and presence and purpose.For David, forever looking at the skyTo remind himself …
Advent Candles
Fri 15 December 2023
Five candles flicker and glimmer in the fading light, casting lively images of light and shade on the ancient church walls. The door creaks and groans a little as it …
Wonka, Cruella, Batman & Origin Stories
Mon 11 December 2023
This year’s big Christmas release is out – Wonka, the story of how Willy Wonka came to be chocolate mad. It’s the latest in a line of origin stories about …
Making Contact
Mon 4 December 2023
He runs with the others, looks like the others, smells like the others. But he knows that he’s not like them. His past hangs too heavy, like smog in his …
Weak
Thu 16 November 2023
The soldier looks on and sees what no one else has seen, what no religious expert or faithful follower has yet understood. He stands there as an outsider, reviled, repugnant, …
Weekend Off
Wed 8 November 2023
One day God grew weary of people arguing about what he was like and whether he existed at all and so he decided to escape for a while and hop …
Peacemakers & Great Escapers
Tue 7 November 2023
The Great Escaper is Michael Caine’s very last film, and is based on the story of Bernie Jordan, a D-Day veteran. Bernie misses his chance to book a place on the …
The Man With The Hat
Fri 13 October 2023
The Man With No Hat strolls into town, and one thing is instantly clear. He is different, aloof alone. Everyone else has a hat, everyone else is moving frenetically, everyone …
Unclean
Fri 13 October 2023
She knows that she smells, the fear almost chokes her. Knowing what will happen if she is spotted in this crowd. She can almost feel the burden of shame pressing …
What if things had gone like this with Mary…
Fri 15 September 2023
In the sixth month of Elizabeth’s pregnancy, God sent the angel Gabriel to Nazareth, a town in Galilee, to a virgin pledged to be married to a man named Joseph, a descendant of David. …
Resistance
Tue 5 September 2023
This film tells the story of the famous mime artist Marcel Marceau and a group of his friends, who rescued hundreds of children during World War Two and helped them …
The Expurgated Bible Bookshop
Fri 11 August 2023
Morning, is this the expurgated Bible Bookshop? Yes, what would you like? Well, which Bibles do you have? Ooh lots. The ones with the violence taken out, the ones with …
No More & Forever
Fri 11 August 2023
No More Then I saw a new earth, and a new hope,For the old way of things had passed away.God himself will forever live with his people,And he will remove …
Oppenheimer
Wed 9 August 2023
Oppenheimer There is a moment in the film Oppenheimer when army officer Leslie Groves asks Robert Oppenheimer if there is at all a chance that his atomic bomb will start …
Blessing
Fri 21 July 2023
Lord please help us to bless you today, We may wonder if you really need a blessing from us, So often we want a blessing from you. But help us …