Blog type: Reflections and Stories
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Doing Discipleship ‘Differently’?: Queer Love as Discipleship
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An SCM member continues our Lent Discipleship series exploring what we can learn about discipleship from the Queer community.
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Book Review: Lectio Divina by Barbara Birch
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This pocket-sized book focuses on giving its readers a clear understanding of the practice of Lectio Devina, its historical use in Quaker practices and how Christian communities have embraced it as a method of exploring scripture in their own context. The author aims to explore how this practice could be used in present-day Quaker ministry.…
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Book Review: Simple, Generous, Open by Charlotte Gale
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A must-read for anyone with a passion for ministry, Simple, Generous, Open is equal parts memoir and manifesto for change. Charlotte Gale takes readers on a captivating journey, seamlessly weaving together personal stories and powerful reflections on how St Clare’s at the Cathedral, a pioneer church community in Coventry, evolved into the vibrant, inclusive community…
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The “Sin” of Empathy and Bishop Budde
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At the National Prayer Service after Inauguration Day, Bishop Budde addressed the President and pleaded with him to have mercy for the people under his power who may be feeling frightened about the future under a second Trump term. Jen explores the response of the conservative right, and their warnings about the “sin” of empathy.
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God is Just: A sermon for the Third Sunday of Epiphany
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A transcript of the sermon given by Revd Naomi Nixon, SCM’s CEO, at St Mark’s Church Leamington Spa on 26th January 2025. Readings: Matthew 25 31-46, and Luke 1 46-55 When Marcella first asked me to speak this evening it was a hasty doorstep conversation, so very sensibly she followed up the next time we spoke. On both…
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Prayers of Lament for Creation (from National Gathering: Theology Day)
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At the 2024 National Gathering: Theology Day, John Cooper from the Fellowship of Reconciliation led a workshop on the links between war and climate justice. As part of the workshop he tasked the participants with writing prayers of lament for creation, and for our part in the destruction of the planet.
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Face to Face with Jesus: Lent 2024
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The following reflection is taken from St Clare’s lent series based on the Face to Face with Jesus resource, and was originally published on their website.
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Meeting Jesus Through Rest: Lent 2024
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In our latest Lent blog, Niamh explores the radical act of rest as a way of meeting Jesus in a new way.
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Who’s That Guy Shouting At A Fig Tree: Lent 2024
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As the Son of God, the fully human, fully divine physical incarnation of the Almighty, Jesus is perfect. But in His perfection, it is sometimes difficult to relate to Jesus – to truly embrace the ‘fully human’ side of the Jesus equation. This is why I love the story of Jesus shouting at a fig…
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The Gospels are Queer: Lent 2024
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Reading the story of Jesus through a queer lens and exploring the possibility of seeing me and my experience reflected back in millennia-old sacred text is what has returned my faith back to me. Getting to explore text and ask ‘how would this change if I make it gay?’ is a new hobby. Here are…