Sheila Bridge Blog
There is something missing in the gospels! I am shocked! So often we read the Bible so closely to see what IS there, it's not often that I am so forcefully struck by something that is NOT there. Yesterday I took a primary school assembly on ‘how to pray’. Using a teaspoon, I taught the... Continue Reading →
Has anyone else noticed it's been trying to snow again today? It feels like a divine nudge to me - this morning God told me I needed to learn how to snowboard! Yeah right, like that's going to happen! I'd be a bit of baby when it comes to snowboarding. So there's no chance I'm... Continue Reading →
As some of you will be aware I am a curate at Anglican church that recently underwent a huge change. At the start of this change two different churches in two different parishes became two churches in one parish. Then sometime after that through force of circumstance, the church belonging to the larger/charismatic/evangelical/conservative congregation had... Continue Reading →
Today I was in a hurry. I got up in a hurry (late), I walked the dog in a hurry, I ate breakfast in a hurry... you get the picture. It didn't get much better till lunch time by which time I had got through all my chores and made it to my goal: riding... Continue Reading →
Have you ever noticed that being asked about something over and over has the effect of making you less and less sure? This is the reverse of what you might expect. I experienced this yesterday when I went to have an MRI scan on my head. When I got the appointment letter there was a... Continue Reading →
In the post 'Being Sure about Stuff that matters' I have talked about this book. One of the first things that bothered me about it was that Chan repeatedly said 'we must be sure about this' or 'we cannot afford to be wrong' about the doctrine of hell. Then, later in the book he wrote... Continue Reading →
Last Sunday in an all age worship service we played Jenga. If you've never heard of Jenga it's a game which centres round a carefully stacked pile of wooden bricks. Each player in turn has to remove one brick and the loser is the one who finally pulls out a brick that causes the whole... Continue Reading →
In the last week or so there have been many film montages of 'memorable moments' from 2012 and many a gushing commentator has spoken about the 'Spirit of the Olympics'. It struck me at the time that many of the qualities that were being applauded (friendliness, helpfulness, cheerfulness, hospitality) are fairly fundamental Christian qualities. Not that I... Continue Reading →
Standing in the Stable (Luke 2:1-20) This is a meditation I found in a book called Silence in Heaven, this edited version is reproduced with kind permission of the author Mary Cotes. I think it is just fabulous. It deserves to be read slowly and thoughtfully and it is a fitting summary of the... Continue Reading →
If you find yourself facing an overwhelmingly difficult or complex situation and you can't see your way forward, here is a suggestion: 'Eat pie'. This particular piece of wisdom has been gleaned from Men in Black 3 and is given by Agent K to Agent J at the point where imminent global disaster (aka the... Continue Reading →
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