Seven Signs: Wonder at the Wedding

(Reflections on the sign of Jesus turning water into wine at a wedding in Cana found in John 2:1-11) The scene is painted fairly clearly by John. It’s a wedding, there are festivities involved, Jesus’ Mum is there and so is Jesus and His disciples. So far, so straightforward. There’s that interesting conversation that takes […]

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A Little Bit Unconventional

There is definitely a place for routine and rhythm. Couldn’t really do without it. There’s a little bit of a problem though if those rhythms and routines become the only way by which life operates. We start at 11am and have always started at that time. We couldn’t possibly consider changing that. We usually have […]

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It’s Not As You Expect It

There have been crucial stages in my life where I expected help to come in particular ways through particular avenues. If I got hurt, these people would help me, surely. If I got stuck, these people would help me, surely. If I was in a mess, these people would help me, surely. Surely, right?  If […]

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Unconventional

A lot of what appears normal and regular now started off not being that way at all. Working patterns today would baffle people a couple of centuries ago. Same with what goes for eating patterns. Some apply value judgments on those changes, sometimes it’s worth doing that, yet how we respond to these changes expresses […]

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