Remembering the Second World War
A few days before Remembrance Sunday 2025, I went with my father to visit the town Geel in Belgium. We wanted to visit the grave of Major Harry Pye, my […]
Remembering the First World War
Our Remembrance tradition in Britain began as a response to the carnage and suffering of the First World War. Although there have been other wars since then, the First World […]
What do veterans need from Remembrance?
When Jesus entered Capernaum, a centurion came to him, appealing to him and saying, ‘Lord, my servant is lying at home paralysed, in terrible distress.’ And he said to him, ‘I will […]
A Visit to the Dardanelles. What is our story? Or should we not even try to tell a story?
Let us now sing the praises of famous men, our ancestors in their generations.Some of them have left behind a name, so that others declare their praise.But of others there […]
Is a universal remembrance culture possible? – A Trip to Edirne in Turkey
This is an account of a visit to the Balkan History Museum located in the former Hidirlik fortress just outside Edirne in Turkey. It is a reflection on the museum’s […]
The Prophetic Imagination of St Martin
The Prophetic Imagination of St Martin Walter Brueggemann is a famous Old Testament scholar whose most significant work is probably ‘The Prophetic Imagination’, first published in 1978. In his book, […]
Is there a Christian basis for waging war?
When they came to the place that is called The Skull, they crucified Jesus there with the criminals, one on his right and one on his left. Then Jesus said, ‘Father, […]
What shall we remember and why?
You shall not deprive a resident alien or an orphan of justice; you shall not take a widow’s garment in pledge. Remember that you were a slave in Egypt and the Lord your […]
The Journey to Better Remembrance
For everything there is a season, and a time for every matter under heaven: a time to be born, and a time to die;a time to plant, and a time […]