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Lectionary Reflections – Sunday 7th March 2021

Third Sunday of Lent                                   Year B                                                 7th March 2021 Lectionary Readings:   Exodus 20 v1-17; Psalm 19; 1 Corinthians 1 v18-25; John 2 v13-22. The wonders of God and the goodness of his Law. Psalm 19 is one of many attributed to King David. In the opening verses David is marvelling at the way God…

Spring is coming

To wake up in the morningand see a scarlet skythen hear the birds singingas from the nest they fly To gaze across green fieldswatching sheep and cattle grazehear sounds of lambs being bornfrom the first light of the morn To walk the ancient paths of oldthat men have walked beforedear England, may your countrysidebe in…

Lectionary Reflections – Sunday 28th February 2021

Second Sunday in Lent                     Year B                                                             28th February 2021 Lectionary readings: Genesis 17 v1-7, 15,16.       Psalm 22 v23-31.          Romans 4 v13-25.                  Mark 8 v31-38.          Follow me. In Mark’s gospel,  Jesus said to his disciples and the gathered crowd, “If any of you want to be my followers, you must forget about yourself.…

Methodism : Her Unfinished Task

Methodism : Her Unfinished Task   by WE Sangster   Epworth Press, 1950  128 pages out of print but may be available secondhand Is it worth reviewing a book published 70 years ago ? The question has to be asked and deserves to be answered. At the time (1950) Dr Sangster was minister at Central Hall, Westminster.…

Has science buried God ?

Has science buried God ? Fixed Point Foundation, 2009  dvd  £4  81 mins. Available on You Tube The debate on this topic between Professor Richard Dawkins and Professor John Lennox took place in the Oxford University Museum of Natural History. The choice of venue was quite deliberate as it was here in 1860, a year…

Lectionary Reflections – Sunday 21st February 2021

First Sunday in Lent                         Year B                                    21st February 2021 Lectionary readings: Genesis 9 v8-17; Psalm 25 v1-10; 1 Peter 3 v18-22; Mark 1 v9-15. Being ‘saved’ really is ‘good news’. One way of linking together this week’s readings is to explore the theme of being ‘saved’. In the story of Noah and the ark, God…

Lectionary Reflections – Sunday 14th February 2021

Sunday before Lent                          Year B                                                            14th February 2021 Lectionary readings: 2 Kings 2 v1-12,         Psalm 50 v1-6,           2 Corinthians 4 v3-6,                        Mark 9 v2-9. Putting doubts to bed. In the gospel reading, Jesus appears to have arranged a tutorial for his closest disciples, Peter, James and John. Jesus takes them to…

Susanna Wesley

Susanna Wesley by Arnold Dallimore  Baker Books, 1993 £6.99  168 pagesISBN 978 0 801 030 185   Also available as an audiobook Among the many published books on the life of Susanna Wesley, Arnold Dallimore’s biography, especially written for women, is better viewed as a family portrait with Susanna as the central figure.  There are…