Author Archives: 1urcher

I had a wonderful Lent, Holy Week and Easter. We did lots of good stuff together, which can be found elsewhere on this blog. One day I promise to ‘tidy the blog up’ a little. This Easter week has been … Continue reading →

Some small reflections that will be offered in Bartley Green on the Second Sunday of Easter Fully alive. 2nd of Easter

There are so many of us that it is easy to get us confused. I am normally called by my husband’s name; the wife of Clopas. I am a follower of Jesus. I am proud to be identified with him. … Continue reading →

He was a year older than me. We played together in the carpenter’s shop. Our hands were skilled at the plane and the lathe. He got to do things before I did, taken to the Temple, learning the Torah, his … Continue reading →

Keeping Holy Week is not the easiest when you suddenly find yourself surrounded by funerals. Maundy Thursday, however, forces some reflection on Jesus the Servant. The story of Jesus washing his disciples feet is central to the Last Supper in … Continue reading →

Something I have learnt during Lent I am a Yorkshireman I am male I am married I have a son I am a priest I preside at the Eucharist; and with some audacity stand in the place of Christ. I … Continue reading →

Holy Wednesday. Our title series continues with ‘Son of Man’. One of the intriguing things is that this phrase is at one and the same time the description most commonly used by Jesus to describe himself and one that disappears … Continue reading →

Holy Tuesday sees us exploring the title ‘Son of God’. In many ways I want to begin with a further reflection on the term ‘Messiah’ or ‘Anointed’ from Holy Monday. The term ‘Anointed’ is fairly meaningless, without some idea of … Continue reading →

Holy Monday – so we continue with the titles of Jesus. Today we have been exploring Jesus the Messiah. Messiah is translated into Greek as  Christos (Christ) and into English, Anointed. The Jewish background to the term ‘Messiah’ is interesting. … Continue reading →

We are exploring the titles of Jesus of Nazareth during Holy Week this week. The theme for Palm Sunday is Son of David. This is the term that the crowd of northerners around Jesus cried out as he approached the … Continue reading →