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“I cannot tell”

A Baptist friend sent me the following hymn by William Fullerton written in 1929 It rather captures the current mood I cannot tell why grief and sadness lingerWhy jobs are lost, and people face despair;When this will end, if vaccines come and rescue,Why isolation stalks the earth again.But this I know, Christ feels the hurt…

Thoughts on Holy Week

Some food for thought from Prof David Welbourn As we find ourselves in Holy Week, leading up to events in the Christian Life with which we are familiar, but in circumstances which are anything other than familiar, I wanted to share a thought, which is particularly pertinent to us all at this time. We run…

Now thank we all our God

Thought for the day – Wednesday 8th April 2020 These are unprecedented times. Even so, as an avid lover of hymns I find I am still inclined to hum (and sometimes sing out loud) hymns routinely. I have so many favourites, but if I really had to pick a favourite it would be the hymn…

What are we doing here ?

Thought for the day – Monday 6th April 2020 Thomas stood in the courtyard early in the morning, he’d felt uneasy about this whole mission since they began and whilst the event of yesterday had been exciting, he was concerned today. The rabbi was doing wonderful work in Galilee, there was still plenty of people…