Musings on faith and real life
Reflections on this year’s Northumbria Community Easter weekend talks A few weeks ago a physio was chatting to me, talking about the impact of the pandemic on her and her patients. I was interested, because I was aware I had struggled to pinpoint the precise effects of COVID on me. ‘They are all so angry […]
Read MoreWe know Jesus’s death on the Cross helps with guilt. But how does it help with shame? Artwork by my friend John Elson helps me explain in this video:
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I stood in the middle of the African hospital compound and howled. I’d just received a message that my fiance could not visit that weekend. A tsunami of distress floored me. We’d endured so much during the last few months. We’d had the frustration of being posted to different hospitals. We’d suffered the lack of […]
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Let’s imagine what happens if we try to help someone suffering from shame by using our usual method of explaining Jesus’s death. Rebecca: Oh hi Sarah – how brilliant to see you! How long is it since I last saw you? About a year? It was last Easter wasn’t it? Sarah: Yes, and it’s been a pretty rubbish year, too. Rebecca: Oh no, what’s happened? Sarah: […]
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As they sat in the front seats of the parked car, Judith know that her mother was about to launch into one of her rants about Judith’s recent gain in weight. But on this occasion, things turned out differently. An enormous Lion stepped into the space between Judith and her mother, and as her mother […]
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A candle in my treehouse 