There is something so precious about cradling a newborn. I have had the privilege of being passed both a newborn niece and nephew to...

We are all I am without a doubt, familiar with longing. It is a feeling that we become acquainted with from a fledgling age. The urgent...

Once upon a time, around three and a half thousand years ago, the word of the LORD came to an old Babylonian man living as an alien in...

You may have experienced, as I have, the ‘big box’ Christmas prank. A huge wrapped box is presented amid a chorus of “what can it be?”,...

“O come, O come, Emmanuel And ransom captive Israel That mourns in lonely exile here Until the Son of God appears Rejoice! Rejoice!” ...

I’ve never been great at waiting. I’ll be honest, I’m terrible at it. Patience is a virtue, they say. But I look at my little seven-month...

As we come to Christmas it is the mark that another year is almost over. This rhythm of the year often brings us to reflection on the...

PART ONE: MARY AND EVE A few years ago I – like many people – discovered this drawing of Mary and Eve by Sister Grace Remington of...

“Shout for joy to the Lord, all the earth, burst into jubilant song with music… ” – Psalm 98:4 Today is the day after the third Sunday of...