Rev. Dr. John Swinton
Rev. Dr. John Swinton is founder of the university's Centre for Spirituality, Health and Disability.
‘Sometimes I feel that I just can’t go on. I feel alone, lost, empty, abandoned. It’s painful.’ I wasn’t sure how to reply to Jane when she said this.
I had to think: where do you find hope when everything...
Mother Teresa once observed: ‘We are not called to do extraordinary things; we are called to do ordinary things with extraordinary love.’
This is the way of the heart. In the midst of a culture that prioritises intellect over friendship,...
The story of the prodigal son illustrates the foolishness of the son who thinks he knows best, and the grace of the father who waits patiently for him to return.
I imagine many of us can identify with this story....
In the book of Genesis, we are given a wonderful vision of God creating everything that we know. He makes the moon, the mountains, the seas, the animals, the birds, the fish.
God imagines a world of diversity and beauty...
John 15 ‘Instead, I have called you friends, for everything that I learned from my Father I have made known to you.’ (v15)
All of us long for friendship. We long to be loved, cared for, and helped to realise...
We live in anxious times. Perhaps it began with the 2007 financial crash when we suddenly realised that it is possible to lose everything we have in an instant.
Or perhaps our anxiety began to rise due to COVID-19 and...
Matthew 13 ‘The kingdom of heaven is like a mustard seed...’ (v31)
Mother Teresa once observed: ‘We are not called to do extraordinary things; we are called to do ordinary things with extraordinary love.’
This is the way of the heart....
Romans 8:31–39 ‘I am convinced that will be able to separate us from the love of God...’ (v38–39)
‘Sometimes I feel that I just can’t go on. I feel alone, lost, empty, abandoned. It’s painful.’ I wasn’t sure how...
Living with dementia is not easy. It is a mixture of happiness and joy, sadness and grief, impossibility and new possibilities. As one person with dementia put it: ‘It’s more of a journey than a clear path.
Journeys are a...
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Luke 15:11–32 ‘But while he was still a long way off, his father saw him and was filled with compassion for him; he ran to his son, threw his arms around him and kissed him.’ (v20)
The...
