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By Sarah Levy Unlike other Jewish festivals, Passover does not involve presents, delicious foods, sweets, dancing or games. Instead there are very strict dietary restrictions, long services and a strong emphasis on history. It may, therefore, seem surprising that Passover has always been my favourite of the approximately 16 main Jewish festivals marked each year. […]
by Matthew Smith We live in a world full of crises: the refugee crisis, Islamic State terrorism, global poverty and hunger, climate change, natural disasters, civil wars, cancer, HIV, human trafficking, global economic uncertainty and instability and the constant threat of a future crisis. In a world full of crisis, what is the Christian message? […]
by Joy Allen As a Christmas baby, the smell of pine needles and the sight of fairy lights elicit memories both good and bad for me. Memories of carols sung and stockings hung, words read and poems said, but also of the onslaught of the dreaded ‘Christmas cold’ and stress headaches exuding from every pore. […]
by Sharon Rae Hello, my name is Sharon and I’m a Christian… and a yogi. In fact, in recent months yoga has become a holy experience for me; an opportunity to connect with God in a very real way. Let me explain how I came to this place. In the winter of 2013-2014 my mom […]
Edited version of a sermon preached by The Reverend Canon Ian Michael at All Saint’s Episcopal Church, St Andrews Saturday 15th February 2003, saw demonstrations in various places against the invasion of Iraq, an event which was so obviously on the way. On that day I responded to a call from the then-Bishop of Birmingham, […]
by Theo Poward I have spent much of the past year in Taiwan. While there I have had the unique opportunity to learn about Daoism, the traditional belief system of China, that has been better preserved in Taiwan. In this piece I don’t want to go into why and get myself caught in a […]
by Bradley Allsop Northern Ireland is a small part of the world with a big history: centuries of sectarian conflict with abuse and atrocities on both sides, where religion, nation and politics are oft fused (for good or ill) and deep divisions still exist between communities. Much excellent work has been done over the years […]
by Andrew Sarle This is a revised version of an article submitted to Second Generation Voices, the journal for the children of victims or survivors of the Holocaust, when one of the editorial board realised that I was a Second Generation member who was a Church of Scotland minister. This gave me the opportunity to […]
