An Adventure in Ministry

  Recently I have been doing a deep dive into some of the hymns and songs that we sing in church, considering the stories behind them and how they impact our understanding of the song and indeed faith itself. As the season of Christmas approaches (or if you are anything like me, it is well and truly here already!) I thought it would be interesting to do a blog series on some of the songs and carols we sing at Christmas and using their backstories, see what God might teach us anew.  Our first Christmas song is one that most would never consider a carol about Jesus, but is one with plenty of hidden meanings! If you know me in person, you will know that I am one of those people who can never simply sit still and do nothing, I always have something on the go! So one way in which I have found really useful as I try and switch off is by doing cross stitch. In the last few years I have completed some pretty complicated projects (see the photos below) Currently I am working on a Chris...

I love music. I am one of those people who would happily have 3 different radios playing in the house so that I am surrounded by music. I also Love the way God speaks to me through music, all different types of music. Psalm 100 talks about how we can use music in order to praise God. "Shout for joy   to the   Lord , all the earth.     Worship the   Lord   with gladness;      come before him   with joyful songs.       Know that the   Lord   is God.      It is he who made us,   and we are his ;      we are his people,   the sheep of his pasture. Enter his gates with thanksgiving      and his courts   with praise;      give thanks to him and praise his name. For the   Lord   is good   and his love endures forever;      his faithfulness   continues through all genera...