Leaving a corner…..
So today I’m trying to put across some of what Rob Bell conveys so eloquently and creatively in his NOOMA DVD ‘Corner’. If you get a chance somehow, watch it. I have it if...
Author: Helen Redfern
Society, compassion and knowing our place…….
Boaz seems like a lovely chap. What Ruth is doing when he comes across her is not unusual, as Boaz is already letting women glean behind the harvesters – just as God instructed the...
All about gleaning…..
So I think you get the picture. Having emigrated to escape famine with her husband and sons, Naomi has now returned home in very different circumstances. Her husband and sons have tragically died. She...
Hidden Lives 5: I will survive
Leader: What do you hope to be when you grow up? That was probably an easier question to answer when you were younger. When you were five, maybe you wanted to be a ballerina,...
Hidden Lives 4: Treasured Possessions
In the exhibition ‘Hidden Lives’ that took place at St Pancras International in January 2013, alongside the portrait of each urban refugee, there was a photograph of the individual’s most treasured possession. Leader: ‘Oh,...
Hidden Lives 3: Afraid of the dark
This assembly is the third in a series I wrote on urban refugees which seems to fit in nicely with the Book of Ruth. In this assembly, we are going to think about...
Hidden Lives 2: Lost in the crowd….
Here’s the second of my assemblies on urban refugees – to see the refugees in the UK, visit Hidden Lives. London, Birmingham, New York, Nairobi, Bangkok, Kuala Lumpur, Port au Prince……..these are just...
Hidden Lives 1: If I were a photographer….
I’m not ready to move on from the subject of refugees yet. If it is to be one of the main issues of the upcoming election, then it is worth more reflection. Some of...
The whole mother-in-law, daughter-in-law thing……
I’m new to the whole mother-in-law, daughter-in-law thing. I’ve only been a mother-in-law for ten days. And it’s been easy so far. I’ve known my daughter-in-law since she was 15. She’s grown up around...
Lighting a candle for someone I love……….
I felt I couldn’t write this piece yesterday with it being Easter Sunday. Easter Sunday is all about joy and resurrection and new life. Although the reality for many people – and some people...
