Where do broken hearts go? (part 1)

“Where do broken hearts go?” …sang Whitney Houston many years ago. It’s a good question and one which she tragically was unable to answer in her own life.  Traumatic events, personal failures and overwhelming ordeals affect us all at various times and to varying...

Never in doubt (part 2)

Doubt? Doubt can have many sources, but very often it comes from a situation of pain, or trauma. That was certainly the context in which we find Thomas in John 20. Jesus comes to Thomas and is the embodiment of God’s forgiving, gracious, patient, compassionate love....

Never in doubt (part 1)

This poster hangs in the large hall at Camphill and in the sanctuary. It hangs on the left-hand wall …or is it the right-hand wall? It does not take much, does it, to sow seeds of doubt, particularly when we need to rely upon our memories. What is doubt? Doubt is a...

Peace in troubled times (part 2)

With the news that we are entering at least another 3 weeks of lockdown and with no let-up in the tragic numbers of lives lost to Covid 19 in sight it is all too easy to be overwhelmed. Some folks are juggling work with children’s education, whilst others are being...

Peace in troubled times (part 1)

I’ve got the peace that passes understanding Down in my heart, (where?) Down in my heart, (where?) Down in my heart, I’ve got the peace that passes understanding Down in my heart, (where?) Down in my heart to stay. (‘I’ve got the joy, joy, joy,...

Hope: Reflections on the Resurrection

Well friends, another week has passed in lockdown and we have experienced the strangest Easter of our lives. Across the globe, churches and cathedrals normally packed with people celebrating the resurrection of our Lord lie empty. But the Church of Jesus Christ has...