Sunday Devotions

Sunday Devotion: 15 December 2019, Third Sunday of Advent

I hope to be surprised by God

Features

Human Rights Day

“As Christians, we understand freedom, justice and peace to be founded on God-in-Christ – themes which resonate particularly strongly during Advent,” says The Rev’d Prof Rodney Wolff on Human Rights Day, which is marked annually on 10 December

Books

The Destiny and Passion of Philip Nigel Warrington Strong

“Holland gives a clear sense of Strong as an older-world traditionalist in the fast-flowing stream of a modernity, a stream that he did not simply endorse,” says The Rev’d Canon Dr Ivan Head in his review of Bishop Jonathan Holland’s latest biographical work

Reflections

‘Rebirth and Reminders’

In this new series on how art intersects with faith, Year 11 FCAC student Hannah Stanton shares how oil painting brings her back to what is important in life’s busyness: “The coins in the artwork represent the story in Luke 21.1-4 where a widow donated what she could despite her own shortcomings – to me the coins represent resilience and doing what one can even when the odds are against you”

Reflections

Clergy Christmas ‘survival’ guide

“Do not merely ‘survive’ Christmas this year – instead prepare yourself to both relish the mystery and face the challenges,” says The Rev’d Dr Imelda O’Loughlin