Back to Dust.mov from St Stephen’s & St Wulstan’s on Vimeo. 1 April 2021 While Barack Obama was President of the United States, he was given a tour of the Pyramids in Egypt. There, in one of the lesser temples, he was shown the dark image of a man’s face. Nobody seemed to know who
Read moreOne year on.mov from St Stephen’s & St Wulstan’s on Vimeo. 26 March 2021 Here we are, one year on. Who would have thought we would still be in some kind of lockdown? A year ago few of us were familiar with the word ‘lockdown’; now we use it almost every day. It has been
Read moreMale and female he created them.mov from St Stephen’s & St Wulstan’s on Vimeo. 19 March 2021 Many things have changed in my lifetime. One of the most dramatic changes has been the acceptance of same-sex relationships. To put it simply, they have gone from ‘unacceptable’ to ‘acceptable.’ Films, dramas and BBC News...
Read moreResponding to evil.mov from St Stephen’s & St Wulstan’s on Vimeo. 12 March 2021 “Lord, keep me from being either naïve about human evil, self-righteous about it, or cynical before it.” That’s how Tim Keller begins one of the prayers in his book of daily devotions in the Psalms: My Rock; My Refuge. It’s a
Read moreStarting the conversation from St Stephen’s & St Wulstan’s on Vimeo. 5 March 2021 What do you think we can learn from the pandemic? That’s a question worth asking. I’m not pretending to give a full answer to it here. I don’t have enough space, and I’m not qualified to do so. What I want
Read moreHumble in the face of nature from St Stephen’s & St Wulstan’s on Vimeo. 26 February 2021 In his speech on Monday, the Prime Minister laid out a road map for coming out of lockdown. He wisely admitted that many people feel that “it is arrogant to impose any kind of plan upon a virus.”
Read moreCommon grace from St Stephen’s & St Wulstan’s on Vimeo. 19 February 2021 Is the world beautiful, or is it broken? Surely the answer is ‘both’. And the present pandemic illustrates both. The virus is evidence of the brokenness, while the efforts of medics, care workers and scientists are beautiful. As Christians, we...
Read moreIs the pandemic God’s judgment from St Stephen’s & St Wulstan’s on Vimeo. 12 February 2021 Is the pandemic God’s judgment? That’s what some people are thinking, while others are asking if that’s what we think as Christians. Meanwhile, others think such talk is ridiculous, and they don’t want anything to do with...
Read moreHands Face Space Grace from St Stephen’s & St Wulstan’s on Vimeo. 5 February 2021 Hands Face Space. We’re now very familiar with what we need to do to help protect the NHS and to save lives. We’re to wash our hands regularly, wear a face covering and maintain social distancing. And someone has suggested
Read moreGovernment is good from St Stephen’s & St Wulstan’s on Vimeo. 29 January 2021 Government is good. That’s not to say that everything every government does is good. Of course not. We know that. But government itself is good. It’s a gift from God. That seems pretty clear from Romans chapter 13. Three times we’re
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