“Are You the one who is to come, or shall we wait for another?”  is the rather surprising question John the Baptist puts to Jesus. Surprising because after all John had affirmed and heralded Jesus right at the beginning of His ministry. “This is the One…” he passionately announced.  But now apparently even John is…

1 Corinthians 13 – A Christmas Version Whilst looking through my file of Christmas items I came across this which I thought I would share with you all. “If I decorate my house perfectly with plaid bows, strands of twinkling lights and shiny balls, but do not show love to my family, I’m just another…

In my previous thought I shared my love of mornings and beginnings. Have you ever looked at the first verse of each of the four Gospels in isolation? Matthew 1:1 – This is the genealogy of Jesus the Messiah, son of David, son of Abraham Mark 1:1 – The good news about Jesus the Messiah,…

This Advent, everyone’s waiting. But alongside the Christian tradition of waiting expectantly to celebrate the birth of the Saviour, the world waits to be saved from COVID-19. And, interestingly, both forms of waiting use the same language: of “light breaking through.” Earlier last month, when the first promising signs from the vaccine trials emerged, the…

I am very excited today as in the mail I received a First Day Cover of this year’s Royal Mail Christmas Stamps.  For the first time in a number of years the stamps all feature either the Madonna & Child or a Nativity scene.   All the stamps take their inspiration from various stained-glass windows up…