Tag: #SummerIsStillComing

Summer is still to come

Autumn is nearly upon us and the school holidays are almost over.  Teachers will be returning for training days shortly followed by pupils. Students will be returning or heading off to university for the same time. For some, the sense that the nights are drawing in and the loss of day light will hit particularly… Continue reading Summer is still to come

#SummerReallyIsComing

At the start of Coronavirus I talked often about how we may be going through a winter season of shutdowns  and lockdowns but summer was coming. There would be a day when things would change, when the virus would recede and we would be able to break lockdown.  #SummerIsComing I said. Well, summer came and… Continue reading #SummerReallyIsComing

Swallows and Vaccines

Yesterday was a good news day in the battle against COVID-19.  The twin announcements of a mass testing trial in Liverpool and the positive results from vaccine trials were signs op hope.  However, in the Prime Minister’s statement last night, we were reminded by him and the Deputy Chief Medical Officer that there is still… Continue reading Swallows and Vaccines

Sharing the Love of Jesus in a post-covid world

Here are some thoughts I put together on how we can move forward as churches as we come through the other side of the pandemic.  Context Covid-19 led to churches having to close their buildings and many of their weekday activities. We were able to go online for some things and on the one hand… Continue reading Sharing the Love of Jesus in a post-covid world

How are we going to get through the next six months?

“Not another six months of this?” That was the reaction of most of us to this week’s latest COVID-19 announcements wasn’t it. Something that we hoped would be sorted in a matter of weeks or maybe months is likely to be the dominant issue at least for a whole year and probably longer. We had… Continue reading How are we going to get through the next six months?

#SummerIsHere

I started lockdown with a twitter hashtag #SummerIsComing. It was my way of reminding myself and perhaps others that although we were entering a dark period like winter when we would be locked away, huddled at home, these dark times would eventually pass.  We could look forward to summer coming. I said at the time… Continue reading #SummerIsHere