On the first Sunday of 2025 I shared a part of a prophetic message I had received which felt relevant both on a personal level and for the whole church.The included video relates the whole message and...  Read More

The Wedding Register,  Edmund Leighton 1920 "Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It does not dishonour others, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily...  Read More

Kim sent this report from her visit to the Hmong tribe in the “Abraham” region, located on the border with China. No leaders from IEM (the national church network) have been able to visit the region f...  Read More

Adore by Chris Tomlin As the birth of Jesus approaches we have been reflecting on different aspects of this waiting season. At an earthly level, there were so many things to consider, so much to make ...  Read More

Carrying a Candle A poem by Jan Sutch Pickard, read by Caroline Dally The candle is used as an image of hope and of Jesus’ power over death.  It’s a powerful image of light breaking through the darkne...  Read More

This beautiful song was written some years ago by an old friend. I have always loved it. I remember how, twenty-two years ago, our son sang it in a hushed church at his primary school carol service an...  Read More

Strange Times- a Poem which ponders the awe of the Nativity story PrayerLord God, creator of the universe. You are the one who holds all things in place. You transcend time, baffle our logic, stretch ...  Read More

Listen to the choir of Kings College Cambridge and meditate on the significance of the journey of the Three Kings. Lyrics of last verseThou Child of man, lo, to BethlehemThe Kings are travelling, trav...  Read More

Life in Wokingham is often full of distractions and busy. We often say I can't find time, but the truth is we have to make time. Jesus travelled all the way from heaven to meet with us, we are that sp...  Read More

Wise Men by Barbara Todd There were many prophesies about the Messiah, but the people of Israel didn't fully understand them. Similarly, the Wise Men set off in pursuit of a King, but baby Jesus wasn'...  Read More

The song "Thorns in the Straw" speaks about the birth of Jesis and wonders how much Mary understood about what the future would hold for her son. The gifts the Wise Men brought would have hinted at wh...  Read More

We used this video last night (Dec 15th)at our "Wonderful Mystery" Carol Service! There's a line in a Hymn that goes... "Tis mystery all, the immortal dies" in reference to Easter and Jesus death... b...  Read More