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“Be a Cheerful Giver”

 Bible reading – 2 Corinthians 9 v 7Each of you should give what you have decided in your heart to give, not reluctantly or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver “A pastor wanted to see if a farmer in his congregation was willing to support the Lord’s work. So one day he challenged him with…

“A Consistent Love”

I have a desktop calendar called ‘celebrating Dads’ which one of my daughters gave me a few years ago. Last week it had a quote by C.S. Lewis. :-                       ‘ The great thing to remember is that, though our feelings come and go,     …

“Knox” – DVD Review

Knox DVD   Trinity Digital, 2015    77 minutes  £12 John Knox was a reformer and a revolutionary. Born circa 1514 he lived for nearly 60 years and  was very much a child of his time – the time of Luther and the Protestant Reformation. This film looks at the life and legacy of this man who…

Lectionary reflections for Sunday 10th May 2020

5th Sunday of Easter              Year A                                                                        Lectionary Readings Acts 7 v55-60              The stoning of Stephen.1 Peter 2 v2-10            A living stone and a holy nation.John 14 v1-14             Jesus, the face of the Father. Do we need a visual aid to explain a mystery? In the hymn, popular with children of all ages, ‘Our God…

Be Thankful – A Poem from Maureen Brown

BE THANKFULLOOK AROUND YOUTAKE A REVIEW IT DOESN’T MATTERTHAT YOUR TIGHTS HAVE A LADDERIF HAIR BEGIN TO GREYOR THE CARPET STARTS TO FRAY PAINT MIGHT NEED A RETOUCHYOU NEVER LIKED IT MUCHTHE BUS WAS FIVE MINUTES LATEYOUR APPOINTMENT WAS AT EIGHT THE LITTLE THINGS THAT IRRITATESO YOU ALWAYS FRUSTRATEVIEW THE WHOLE PICTUREBE LESS STRICTER DON’T…

Lectionary Reflections for Sunday 3rd May 2020

4th Sunday of Easter – Year A                                                                                              3.5.20 Lectionary Readings Acts 2 v42-47              Life among the Lord’s followers. 1 Peter 2 v19-25          The example of Christ’s suffering. John 10 v1-10             Story of the sheep and the Shepherd. Reflection                   Whose ‘voice’ do you trust? In the passage from Acts we are told ‘that they spent…