2 Meaningless! Meaningless!’ says the Teacher.‘Utterly meaningless! Everything is meaningless.’ 3 What do people gain from all their labours at which they toil under the sun? 9 What has been will be again, what has been done will be done… Read More »Futility: meditating on Ecclesiastes 1
Since the Ukraine war started a small group in my church has been praying weekly about this. The situation is complex and messy. It’s hard to know how to pray. Viewed through the lens of… Read More »Praying for Ukraine
While babysitting recently, my wife prayed with our 11-year-old grandson. Asked what he wanted to pray for, he replied “Ukraine”. When Lesley asked if there was anything else, he said “the president of Brazil”, who… Read More »Peace in an anxious world
Yesterday’s newspaper said that 40% of UK households will experience fuel poverty by the end of 2022. This is probably the most obvious sign of rapid inflation, also seen in petrol and food prices, which… Read More »Light of the world in an era of food banks?
(This article was originally written on March 14th) Whose side is God on? As we hear terrible war news, with no sign of an end, it is natural to line ourselves up with Ukraine against… Read More »Whose side is God on?
Pictures of devastated Mariupol have shocked us, people sitting among the ruins of their previous life, feeling the agony of loss and deep anxiety about their future. For Ukraine’s people, Russia’s invasion has drastically ended… Read More »A moment of opportunity?