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Lectionary Reflections – Sunday 23rd July 2023

The 16th Sunday in Ordinary Time,                                    Year A,                       23rd July 2023. Lectionary Readings: Isaiah 44 v 6-8;      Psalm 86 v11-17;      Romans 8 v 12-25;      Matthew 13 v 24-30, 36-43.                  Who is Jesus? Matthew has followed last week’s parable about farming with another, in this week’s gospel reading. I think Matthew is trying…

The God and the Gospel of Righteousness

The God and the Gospel of Righteousness by David PawsonAnchor Recordings, 2014 £4.99 63 pages ISBN 978 1 909 886 681 Reading this book by David Pawson, son of Prof Cecil Pawson who was Vice President ofConference in 1951, is a salutary and sobering experience. With plenty of Bible references and accounts of personal experiences,…

Lectionary Reflections – Sunday 16th July 2023

15th Sunday in Ordinary Time                     Year A                                                16th July 2023 Lectionary Readings: Isaiah 55 v1-13;        Psalm 65 v9-13;        Romans 8 v1-11;        Matthew 13 v1-9; 18-23 How can I live a ‘productive’ life? Well,  says Isaiah, start by turning back to God, give up your ‘crooked ways’ and ‘evil thoughts’ and you will find that ‘God…

Lectionary Reflections – Sunday 9th July 2023

14th Sunday in Ordinary Time                    Year A                                                 9th July 2023 Lectionary Readings: Zechariah 9 v 9-12;   Psalm 145 v8-14;   Romans 7 v 15-25a;   Matthew 11 v 16-19, 25-30.     The Rescuer. “I will come to your rescue and offer you hope”. (Zechariah 9 v 11-12a). The prophet was addressing the people of Jerusalem after their…

The Story of the English Bible

The Story of the English Bible Ambassador Productions, 2005 dvd 52 minutes out of printISBN 978 1 840 301 663 This film gives a straightforward account of how the English Bible came about with the contributions of Wycliffe. Hus, Erasmus, Gutenberg and Tyndale. Using helpful historical explanations by historians, the story is narrated chronologically from…

Lectionary Reflections – Sunday 2nd July 2023

13th Sunday in Ordinary Time                   Year A                                                  2nd July 2023                                                                                     Lectionary Readings: Jeremiah 28 v5-9;      Psalm 89 v1-4, 15-18;       Romans 6 v12-23;      Matthew10 v40-42                    ‘Slave owner’ maybe, but not a ‘taskmaster’. “Now you are set free from sin and are slaves who please God. I am using these everyday examples because in…

The Message of 1 & 2 Thessalonians

The Message of 1 & 2 Thessalonians : preparing for the coming King by John StottRev. ed., IVP, 2021 with Study Guide  185 pages  £5.99   (also available as an ebook)(The Bible Speaks Today)  ISBN 978 1 789 742 442 First published in 1991 and reprinted 12 times says a great deal about the success…

Lectionary Reflections – Sunday 25th June 2023

12th Sunday in Ordinary Time                    Year A                                                 25th June 2023 Lectionary Readings: Jeremiah 20 v7-13;     Psalm 69 v7-10, 16-18;     Romans 6 v1b-11;     Matthew 10 v24-39                   When the going gets tough…….. In the Old Testament passage, Jeremiah is being honest with God about how he is feeling. Jeremiah is blaming God for his social isolation,…

A doubter’s guide to the Bible

A doubter’s guide to the Bible : inside history’s bestseller for believers and skepticsby John Dickson    Zondervan, 2014   217 pages  £7.99  Also available as an ebookISBN 978 0310 518 433 There can be little doubt that the Bible, in whichever language, is the world’s bestselling book of all time. Since it was the…