I have, so long as I can remember, been conscious of an Other: the sense of something just out of reach, something unseen that listens; some-thing/one outside of our imagination yet also aware of me; something latent. I recognise and affirm that I am sensible of being known. And, as in any substantial relationship, being known is a pre-requisite for trusting you are one who is loved. Once acknowledged, this love is always a journey with constant discoveries: about oneself and the significant Other. This journey of discovery holds true whether the Other is the Creator or family. Read More…

3rd Nov. (All Saints’) John's Obsession with Grave Clothes

John 5.25: “The time has arrived—I mean right now!—when dead men and women will hear the voice of the Son of God and, hearing, will come alive.”

John 11.25: “I am the resurrection and the life. Those who believe in me, even though they die, will live, and everyone who lives and believes in me will never die…”

These are great themes: we could talk about John 11 in the context of either of these texts. Instead, we are going to dive down a rabbit-hole or two this morning: if for no other reason than to see how little snippets of text can take us on interesting journeies. Read More…