The book of Exodus – and what it teaches contemporary Christians and Jews

The Exodus story is thought to have taken place in around 1250 BC, and the story enables Christians and Jews to understand a key facet of God’s nature – his intervention in human suffering and his ongoing will to save his people by providing them with freedom and a moral code for living … More The book of Exodus – and what it teaches contemporary Christians and Jews

Belief in Miracles

I wonder if you can remember when you stopped believing in Father Christmas. I was about 4 when I queried the possibility of a man getting down our chimney. My mother, who was a fairly literal person, did not attempt a convincing answer. On the other hand, my daughter was still a firm believer at the age of 25 … More Belief in Miracles

Transfiguration

When I was a teenager (and before I had come to a personal faith), I recognised that there was something different in the faces of those that I knew that believed. Before I understood that it was the Holy Spirit shining out of them, I used to describe this phenomenon as them having “ITV” faces which drew its analogy from the sparkly radiance that make up and lights achieved in a TV studio … More Transfiguration

Transfiguration

We heard this sermon from our Reader Christine on Sunday 6 August 2017.

Transfiguration – a dictionary definition says; a complete change of form or appearance into a more beautiful or spiritual state.

I don’t think we could describe Jesus’ transfiguration any better, but explaining it is a bit more difficult … More Transfiguration