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Bonhoeffer: The Harlem Renaissance, and the Black Church

28 Jan 2025

In 1930, Bonhoeffer arrived in New York to study at Union Theological Seminary. He arrived in Harlem during a time where there were two contrasting events taking place. The first was the Great Depression, which was a time of great economic hardship across America. In Harlem, which was a majority...

God is Just: A sermon for the Third Sunday of Epiphany

27 Jan 2025

A transcript of the sermon given by Revd Naomi Nixon, SCM's CEO, at St Mark's Church Leamington Spa on 26th January 2025.

Readings: Matthew 25 31-46, and Luke 1 46-55

When Marcella first asked me to speak this evening it was a hasty doorstep conversation,...

James Cone, Gender, and Womanist Critique

9 Oct 2024

In the UK, October is Black History Month, and to mark this I’d like to shine light onto the foundational work of James Cone,...

Prayers of Lament for Creation (from National Gathering: Theology Day)

1 Jul 2024

In your image,

we have capacity for flourishing

and desctruction.

Very good was your creation -

so why did you need day 6?

Millenia later,

Gaia suffers

but God reigns.

For your worship?

Rediscovering Jesus on the Cross: Lent 2024

26 Mar 2024

As we come to the end of Lent and prepare our hearts for Easter, it’s time for us to look back at our journey of rediscovery so far. At the start of Lent, I invited us to open our hearts to the possibility of encountering Jesus in places and situations we don’t expect - I hope that if you have...

Face to Face with Jesus: Lent 2024

19 Mar 2024

Face to Face with Jesus

Since the earliest days of the church, Christians have depicted Jesus in art. From AD 300 the familiar image of a bearded man with long hair began to emerge, which is still prominent even in much contemporary art. Images often reflect the ethnicity of the...

Meeting Jesus Through Rest: Lent 2024

12 Mar 2024

To be able to see Jesus with fresh eyes, it is very helpful to be well rested. The need to rest is both natural and sacred, but often it doesn't come easily. Jesus slept during the storm (Mark 4:38), but also almost every single day in his full humanity. There are countless verses about finding...

Who’s That Guy Shouting At A Fig Tree: Lent 2024

6 Mar 2024

As the Son of God, the fully human, fully divine physical incarnation of the Almighty, Jesus is perfect. But in His perfection, it is sometimes difficult to relate to Jesus - to truly embrace the ‘fully human’ side of the Jesus equation. This is why I love the story of Jesus shouting at a fig...

The Gospels are Queer: Lent 2024

20 Feb 2024

Reading the story of Jesus through a queer lens and exploring the possibility of seeing me and my experience reflected back in millennia-old sacred text is what has returned my faith back to me. Getting to explore text and ask ‘how would this change if I make it gay?’ is a new hobby. Here are a...