• Dreams…Joseph the dreamer #Advent2025

    Dreams…Joseph the dreamer #Advent2025

    So it is Christmas Eve and the waiting time is nearly over. When I think of Joseph the dreamer, I often think of Joseph in the Old Testament but that Joseph was not the only dreamer in the bible… Part of the narrative of the Christmas story that can often be overlooked is Joseph and…

  • Advent is Love..the perfect gift

    Advent is Love..the perfect gift

    Are you still searching for that perfect gift for someone special. Then I have the perfect gift for you. This weekend we light our 4th Advent candle which represents love. Christmas reminds us as believers and followers of Jesus that love requires action. Christianity is not lip service love. God demonstrated His love by sending…

  • The Invitation..

    The Invitation..

    “Ho! Everyone who thirsts, Come to the waters; And you who have no money, Come, buy and eat. Yes, come, buy wine and milk Without money and without price.”‭‭Isaiah‬ ‭55‬:‭1‬ ‭NKJV‬‬ The words of Isaiah 55 remind us that Jesus issues this invitation to all – regardless of race, gender, creed or colour. Jesus calls…

  • Shout for Joy…Advent Joy

    Shout for Joy…Advent Joy

    It’s today we reflect on Joy as the third candle of Advent is lit. This is my shout for Joy today. I’m shouting it out loudly and joyfully so all can hear the good news. God is good, worthy of all praise and glory. He has taken me who was destined for death and judgement…

  • I came, I saw, I conquered..

    I came, I saw, I conquered..

    Alan’s post today about the deeper meaning of the Christmas Carol “O come, O come Emmanuel” which you can read here Considering Carols at Christmas reminded me of this poem I wrote some years ago. Veni Vidi Vici I came, Down from heaven, Expected yet unexpected, Into humanity, Into your lives, A little helpless babe,…

  • Come and See Jesus this Christmas..

    Come and See Jesus this Christmas..

    I was thinking yesterday of how so many Christmas songs and carols invite us to come and see and to come and take part in the wonder of Christmas. It reminded me of the invitation Jesus extends to all of us….come and see. This Christmas we extend the invitation to others to “Come and see”…

  • Christmas tree festival..

    Christmas tree festival..

    Christmas trees everywhere we looked in Worcester cathedral this year. We had stumbled by accident on the annual Christmas tree festival whilst visiting the Victorian Christmas Fair on Friday. It is one of my favourite Christmas markets where the stallholders dress up in Victorian costumes and it is very atmospheric in the small Worcester lanes…