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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…

Through a glass darkly – Review

Through a glass darkly : journeys through science, faith and doubt – a memoir  by Alister McGrath  Hodder & Stoughton, 2020 225 pages  ISBN 978 1 529 327 601 also available as an ebook Alister McGrath takes us through his life’s journey from an ardent atheist as a teenager and a temporary flirt with Marxism leading…

One small acorn

One small acorn fell to the groundLanding softly without a soundFrom that one acorn an Oaktree will growSpreading vast branches as on and on it will go Just as life itself evolves round and roundAll things nature will thrive and aboundIt will go on and on making changes on the wayNothing stays the same year…

Lectionary Reflections – Sunday 7th February 2021

Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time                   Year B                                     7th February 2021. Lectionary Readings: Isaiah 40 v21-31                    God rules the whole earth. Psalm 147 v1-11, 20c.            Sing and Praise the Lord. 1 Corinthians 9 v16-23.        The rights of an apostle. Mark 1 v29-39.                      Jesus heals many people. Healing and Healing. The passage of scripture from Mark’s…