Our January 2026 Bible readings include the visit of the Magi, then the baptism of Jesus followed by John’s recognition of him as the Son of God. Finally, Jesus telling his disciples what would happen at the ‘renewal of all things.’
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Holy Innocents is a difficult feast that interrupts our festive season -but perhaps we need the interruption. Because Jesus came not for an idealised world, but for the world that we actually live in – a world of conflict, grief, and fragile hope.
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Perhaps this Christmas the gift that God is revealing to us is not a change of circumstance but a change of perspective, one where we realise that God (Immanuel) is with us
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What’s in a name? Names matter. They carry identity, promise, memory, and hope. A name can tell you where someone belongs, who they are, and sometimes even what is expected of them.
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In prepping for what comes next, a particular scenario is imagined that can be planned for. A predictable crisis that they can solve with enough supplies. But the real world rarely behaves that neatly…
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We are pointed to Advent truth: that Christ comes suddenly, tenderly but disruptively – spraying God’s graffiti of hope across the walls of our lives.
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Our December 2025 and January 2026 magazine includes information about all the many upcoming events plus a letter from our Vicar, Harvie
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Our December 2025 Bible readings include prophecies from Isaiah, repentance from the Baptist, instructions from angels, poetry from John – and the killing of innocents.
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Let’s lift our eyes to the King that we did not expect. Not to the thrones of this world, but to the King who reigns from the cross. The Shepherd who gathers the scattered. The Saviour who remembers the forgotten. The Lord in whom all things hold together.
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Malachi ends with hope so gentle it almost feels fragile: “The sun of righteousness shall rise, with healing in its wings.” God’s justice is not cold. God’s truth is not cruel. God’s light is not violent. It is the rising sun – the warmth that thaws the frozen, the light that reveals the path, the dawn that says, “There is a future, and it is full of healing.”
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Their sacrifice, like Job’s words, is written in stone – a testimony not only to death, but to something deeper: to love that would not be erased.
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We are reminded of shared love and companionship that united in God’s love, we continue to love and be loved by those who are enfolded in his presence.
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The November 2025 Bible readings include Jesus sharing some blessings and woes, then the Sadducees trying entrapment, warnings and reassurance about the future, the crucifixion – and a reading about the end times.
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The Bible does all of that, but something more mysterious happens as well: when we open the Bible, the Bible opens us too. It’s the Book that reads us.
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This November 2025 magazine includes reflections on Remembrance, a study on Psalm 24, poems, prayers and updates from our groups.
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