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Lectionary Reflections – Sunday 21st November 2021

Sunday before Advent (Christ the King).               Year B                         21st November 2021. Lectionary Readings: Daniel 7 v9-10, 13-14;  Psalm 93;  Revelation 1 v4b-8;  John 18 v33-37. Added extras. John’s version of the encounter between Jesus and Pilate is more detailed than those of Mark, Matthew and Luke. (Mark 15 v1-5; Matthew 27 v11-14; Luke 23…

Unlocking the mystery of Life

Unlocking the mystery of Life : the scientific case for intelligent design DVD Illustra Media, 200265 minutes £14.99 Available online from Oxfam The origin of life is a puzzle that has exercised the human mind for centuries. At present, two serious proposals vie with each other, both claiming their explanation to be true while they…

Lectionary Reflections – Sunday 14th November 2021

Thirty-third Sunday in Ordinary Time                  Year B                                 14th November 2021 Lectionary readings: Daniel 12 v1-3;   Psalm 16;   Hebrews 10 v11-25;   Mark 13 v1-8. Troubles. “Nations and kingdoms will go to war against each other. There will be earthquakes in many places and people will starve to death. But this is just the beginning…

Lectionary Reflections – Sunday 7th November 2021

Thirty-second Sunday in Ordinary time.               Year B                            7th November 2021. Lectionary Readings:  1 Kings 17 v8-16;  Psalm 146;  Hebrews 9 v24-28;  Mark 12 v38-44. Compassion plus ? = Justice Mark tells a story about a poor widow who placed all she had, as her gift, into the Temple offering box. (Mark 12 v41-44).…

The vanishing conscience

The vanishing conscience : drawing the line in a no-fault, guilt-free world  by John MacArthur Jr.Nelson, 2012  £9.99  280 pages  ISBN 978 0 785 271 819 John MacArthur’s excellent sermon on this subject can be found on YouTube (in some respects, the sermon is better than the book) Truth to tell, there is more about…

Lectionary Reflections – Sunday 31st October 2021

Thirty-first Sunday in Ordinary Time                   Year B                         31st October 2021 Lectionary Readings: Deuteronomy 6 v1-9; Psalm 119 v1-8; Hebrews 9 v11-14; Mark 12 v28-34. The most important commandment. One of the teachers of the law of Moses….. asked Jesus “What is the most important commandment?” Jesus answered “The most important one says: ‘people…

Sangster of Westminster

Sangster of Westminster Marshall, Morgan & Scott, 1960 104 pagesOut of print, probably available secondhand Dr Will Sangster, was a remarkable man and a superb preacher as anyone who remembers him willreadily confirm. This book was published in the same year that, sadly, saw him depart this life.There are three parts to this book –…

Lectionary Reflections – Sunday 24th October 2021

Thirtieth Sunday in Ordinary time Year B                                                 24th October 2021 Lectionary Readings:  Jeremiah 31 v7-9;   Psalm 126;   Hebrews 7 v23-28;   Mark 10 v46-52. ‘Faith’ and ‘Sight’. The Collins Bible Dictionary defines faith as: ‘Essentially an attitude of mind and heart by which a person entrusts themselves to God. The Bible’s own definition is that…