Sheila Bridge Blog
A gentle, beautiful read. At first I thought it might be a bit 'twee' - always a risk especially for Christian fiction but the beautiful use of language and well rounded characters drove a completely believable story. An elderly man arrives in a community and makes friends - it doesn't sound like a page turner... Continue Reading →
The Danish postal service no longer carries letters! Wow! After 400 years of delivering letters on from Dec 30th 2025 they only carry parcels. Postboxes are redundant and, for a while stamps, will be refunded. I am amazed. After Christmas I went out to buy some notepaper to write some letters... some actual letters. Notepaper... Continue Reading →
Firstly I need to say, it is NOT my job to say who is a Christian and who isn't. Thank God! It is God who judges not me. But the Bible does give us some a rounded view of what markers should identify a Christian - someone living in the light of God's love -... Continue Reading →
Over the last few weeks I've taken to wearing a piece of jewellery given to me by my father when I was around 9 years old. This solid pewter pendant has lain in the bottom of my jewellery box as a mostly overlooked momento of childhood. As you can see: it's a smiley face. Why... Continue Reading →
On Maundy Thursday every Anglican priest has the opportunity to renew the vows they made at their ordination. This takes place in your Cathedral and is part of a service called the Chrism Eucharist. Last week I made a special effort to go along. But due to a major road closure I decided I didn't... Continue Reading →
People often ask me 'how does prayer work' or 'why doesn't it work?' by which they mostly mean 'why didn't God stop the bad thing happening?' I don't have much of an answer but for what it's worth: prayer 'works' because it is the thread that connects us to God and God is the one... Continue Reading →
'Breathing with Trees' is the title of an art installation you can see at Compton Verney (but only if you are quick, it closes on April 6th 2025). I love it and it spoke to me deeply. Described as a 'open eyed meditation' you sit in a darkened room and synchronise your breathing with the... Continue Reading →
There are two big truths in the world. Okay, maybe there may be many more things that are true: the size of a snowflake, the weight of a planet, the temperature at the bottom of the ocean but on a day by basis these two are the biggies. Between them they describe the whole of... Continue Reading →
This is a beautiful interpretation and imaginative recreating of the story of Lydia and the church in Philippi and the impact of the letter to the Philippians written by Paul. Excellently written and backed up by outstanding theological scholarship, I not only enjoyed it but I also learnt a lot. It made me think hard... Continue Reading →
As far as I can tell this is a debut novel. It starts as if it is going to be a farce along the lines of Faulty Towers madness meets delightful 'Dibley-esque' nonsense. A very British blend of humour and themes-the aristocracy versus the village, locking horns over a noise abatement issue: an open-air concert.... Continue Reading →
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