Redhill URC

When the Shakespeare theatre, the Globe, was re-established about 20 years ago, I saw a production of Hamlet there with Mark Rylance in the lead role. It was a matinee but even so, the theatre was packed. On this occasion, I was lucky enough to have a seat but unlucky enough that the seat had no back. As the audience gathered, I nervousl […]

When I wander, don’t tell me to come and sit down. Wander with me. It may be because I am hungry, thirsty, need the toilet. Or maybe I just need to stretch my legs.

When I call for my mother (even though I’m ninety!) don’t tell me she has died. Reassure me, cuddle me, ask me about her. It may be that I am looking for the securit […]

The breadth of prayer

10 questions about spiritual preferences in prayer – there are no right or wrong answers.

Do you prefer silent prayer or spoken?On your own or together with others?Said or sung?From a book or make up your own?Sitting, kneeling or standing?With or without actions?Is your ‘holy place’ inside or outside?Whi […]

This weekend Christians celebrate the birth of the church. Just after Jesus had died, the disciples would meet together to share their grief and prepare for the future. They believed Jesus was among them in a new way and that God’s Spirit would guide and support their efforts in taking the Good News of Jesus Christ to the ends of the w […]

“Return to normal”, people are saying. But what is normal and what have we learnt in lockdown and in the past fifteen months? We may have learnt that we don’t like being alone – isolated; but perhaps for some that has been quite attractive. We have learnt to ‘stick to the rules’ even as many have thwarted those rules – an i […]