Author Archives: Jared Hay

Family Tribute from Jared Hay 28 October 2019 It’s hard to believe that it’s already a month since we lost Mum. To mark the moment, here is the tribute that I gave at her funeral, more or less as it … Continue reading →

I don’t think that I’ve ever had such a marked change of gear in my life than that between yesterday and today. Yesterday was Mum’s funeral service, and a joyful celebration of her life it was. Today I’m having to … Continue reading →

Over the last few weeks I’ve been giving some thought to how some NT letters contain ‘Household codes’ and what we are to make of them today. Why and why now? The ‘why’ is personal, so I won’t bore you … Continue reading →

Heading into Honfleur of an evening to eat, I was wearing my ‘Still European’ hoodie, noted positively by a number of people. But on the way I began to think about Brexit, and a major slogan of the Leave campaign: … Continue reading →

Paul’s Greek – staccato? As it happens in the annual schedule for covering the GNT in a year, I’ve been reading 2 Corinthians recently, and (not being very proficient) have found it particularly difficult to follow at times. So, I … Continue reading →

At the suggestion of Jim Gordon, I wrote this short piece for his blog, Living Wittily, as one of a series on the books of Eugene Peterson, one of the outstanding shapers of pastoral ministry and spirituality in the last … Continue reading →