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Take back the poetry

…in the face of the prose of empire – Walter Brueggemann

Author: Jeremy Woodham

www.takebackthepoetry.com
Written by Jeremy Woodham26 November, 201826 November, 2018

A Family Advent: Daily journey through Luke and Matthew for young families

We did this in our family and it seemed to go down well (the first time with a three and a five year old) so I wanted to offer it as a potential resource for others. The idea was very simple – to divide up the biblical narratives about Jesus’ birth into daily chunks for […]

Written by Jeremy Woodham1 March, 20181 March, 2018

Farther

Far is how you are today, or how I am –
on earth as in heaven?

Written by Jeremy Woodham26 September, 201727 September, 2017

Exemplar

What do you want from a father
but for him to know that you love him
and for you to know that he is proud of you…

Written by Jeremy Woodham24 September, 201726 September, 2017

Sing

we sing
for the kingdom,
we sing
for the power,
we sing
for the glory,
we sing…

Written by Jeremy Woodham12 September, 201726 September, 2017

Hallmark

‘Our father’:
We name you for relationship
And then say that name is holy…

Written by Jeremy Woodham12 September, 201726 September, 2017

Working things out

Dad who listens
Will support
But maybe thinks you’re crazy…

Written by Jeremy Woodham16 July, 201714 August, 2018

Hollowed be your name

Wrapped around us
Your name seems hollowed
To make a space for us
To occupy, to stand for us

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