Category: Reflections

In his journey to Jerusalem, Jesus came to the time when all that he knew about who he was, what God was calling him to, how he related to others, would mean taking that further step which would lead him to the cross. It meant giving up everything to do what he had come to do....

It’s a bit like the challenge to leave behind the things we always knew. Sometimes God is calling us to see things differently. This was Samuel’s challenge when looking for a king and the Pharisees’ challenge in seeing what was in front of their eyes. This might take a bit of thinking about. When was the...

To all intents and purposes the lectionary reading could be just another of the stories which we hear or read week after week after week. And whatever I might say, to me or to you, it is likely to go in one ear and not long later emerge out of the other. This is just the way things are!...

The people of Israel were wandering in the wilderness in search of the place that God had promised them.  The woman at the well challenged Jesus about the place where God should be worshipped. Think of the place where you would like to be right now. What is special about it? Why do you want to...

This week we meet Abram and Nicodemus, faithful people who were called to leave behind some of what they knew to create space for something they couldn’t yet imagine. Imagine you had to leave your home in a hurry. What are the things that you really couldn’t leave without? Suppose you are on holiday and your...

In our journey with God, both as individuals and as a church, we begin, along with Jesus, with questions of our identity. Think of the last TV programme or film you saw, or the last book you read. Who were the main characters? What was it that they discovered about themselves as the story unfolded? If...

A report for the Mission and Social Responsibility Committee of the Church of Christ the Cornerstone Glynne Gordon-Carter January 2014 History In preparing this paper it would be remiss of me not to refer to the History of the Atlantic Slave Trade which was carried out from 1518–1865. Western European nations were actively involved in this...

Sermon by the Revd Dr Margaret Goodall 15 September 2013 1 Timothy 1:12–17 and  Luke 15:1–10 “Mum, is God a grown-up or a parent?” A friend was confused by her 5-year-old’s question. “I’m not sure what you mean,” she said, “What’s the difference between grown-up and a parent?” “Well,” the child said, “Grown-ups love you when you’re good...

Martha George Equality representative for the Church of Christ the Cornerstone Sunday 8 September 2013 Deuteronomy 30: 15-20 and Luke 14:25-33 These books address the law Much has been discussed during the latter part of August, concerning the famous speech given by Martin Luther King in the United States of America. I HAVE A DREAM. Racial...

Sermon by Rt Revd Robert Thompson, Bishop of Kingston, Jamaica Sunday, 11 August 2013 Psalm 137:1 By the rivers of Babylon we sat down and wept; when we remember you, O Zion. These words speak to a context that is clearly different from ours today. Psalm 137 is a psalm for exiles, and that, we are...