

Jean Thompson
Star of Wonder
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...


Jillian Reay-Smith
Unboxed
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?”,...


Tanya Riches
Wait: Hope is Growing
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...


Kara Martin
The Birth of Jesus
2 In those days Caesar Augustus issued a decree that a census should be taken of the entire Roman world. 2 (This was the first census...


Louisa Macourt
The Unexpected
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...


Hannah Craven
Mary
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...


Fiona Harris
Jesus, Light of the World
We’ve all experienced that feeling of relief that comes at the first light of dawn after a seemingly endless night. Whether it be due to...


Tamie Davis
Psalm 42: Fixing your eyes on Jesus in the spiritual wasteland
PSALM 42 1 As the deer pants for streams of water, so my soul pants for you, my God. 2 My soul thirsts for God, for the living God. ...


Natalie Rosner
Daily Reflection: One New Humanity
Ephesians 2:11-21 Therefore, remember that formerly you who are Gentiles by birth and called “uncircumcised” by those who call...


Natalie Rosner
Daily Reflection: A Living Hope in a Groaning World
Romans 8.18-30 18 I consider that our present sufferings are not worth comparing with the glory that will be revealed in us. 19 For the...