'In Christ God draws alongside us; in Jesus God moves into our neighbourhood, meeting us in our failure, our sin, and our incompetence;...

"For all the familiarity we have with the Nativity story, a lot of people miss an aspect of its significance that gives us hope in our...

The world waited Mary shouted Joseph wept Shepherds startled Angels danced Anna rejoiced Simeon prophesied Wise men searched Heaven held...

I have no appetite For politics or religion. The first the refuge Of the power hungry The second for the desperate. I married him Because...

I stand alone. Alone as the angel Gives me as task Of costly obedience Which my love for God Will not make any easier. I stand alone....

By Revd Dr Simon Woodman

A chance to re-watch the fourth of our 'Advent & Art' course, in which we bring the themes of Advent into dialogue with works of art....

The waiting seems interminable. I am afraid. She should not Be giving birth This far from home. What if something goes wrong? If I cannot...

It was a very ordinary night. Protecting the flock And domestic concerns My only thoughts. I had no idea That heaven and earth Were about...

By Revd Dr Simon Woodman

Silent night? I can’t imagine It was so: Instead The distant murmur from passing crowds; The whisper of Joseph’s anxious reassurance, And...

The rain falls Like tears: Sometimes soft but unrelenting, Like the ache of a loss Long ago But never gone: Sometimes harsh and...

By Revd Dr Simon Woodman

The pain was largely gone: Just a few echoes Like aftershocks From a cataclysm. I held him; Watching each breath; The miniscule rise and...

Ingredients: 250g butter 150g almond powder 375g flour 1⁄2 teaspoon cinnamon 1teaspon “baking powder” 250g sugar 2 eggs 1⁄2 small glass...

I thought I knew pain That night in Bethlehem: Wave upon wave Of unrelenting agony; And the cloaking loneliness As I longed For the women...