By Revd Dr Simon Woodman

A chance to re-watch the third of our 'Advent & Art' course, in which we bring the themes of Advent into dialogue with works of art. This...

Exploring our own experiences of isolation and lock-down through the eyes of a forgotten character from the nativity story

“A cold coming we had of it”? Well actually The cold was the least of it. The heat was much worse: Cold you can combat, But searing...

By Revd Dr Simon Woodman

Isaiah 9.6-7; 61.1-11 Listen to this sermon here: https://soundcloud.com/bloomsbury-1/light-in-the-darkness This week, we are bringing to...

Amid the gathering darkness - Deepening steadily As the chill intensifies – The last few rays Battle for supremacy Knowing they must, For...

I had a choice that day: Listening to the empathic wailing Of the women At my husband’s wake, Feeling the deadness In my chest: Too much...

Icy despair Grips the landscape. The once refreshing White expanses Are now dreary: Endless uniformity, All hint of texture Or colour...

By Revd Dr Simon Woodman

At first I was amused. Mystic visitors, I was told, Bringing offerings. At last, I thought, my fame had spread. Amusement though Was...

I cannot say If it was the leaving Or the arriving Which was more unsettling. Leaving: With all its uncertainty Abandoning the familiar,...

By Revd Dr Simon Woodman

When the darkness is deepest Hope will be born When the ending seems endless Hope will be born When the world is despairing Hope will be...

The legendary(!) Holy Trinity Platt carol service - part recorded, part live - will be going out on YouTube on Sunday 13 December at 6pm,...

There is an inevitability about dawn. No matter how dark the night: Disturbed by the seeming reality Of dreams and nightmares Or the...

By Revd Dr Simon Woodman

Discover an artwork each day throughout Advent This year the online Visual Commentary on the Scripture Advent Calendar will feature an...