I have recently read an article entitled, “What should Ministers wear?” There were four different personal answers from four different people. It got me thinking about what I wear when attending church. I was raised to believe that it was respectful to wear “Sunday Best” when attending services. I find that I still do this…
When Mary Magdalene set off to anoint Jesus’ body with oils and perfumes on the first day of the week, I’m guessing she would have been distraught. After following Him for years, listening to His words, healed and comforted by Him, she must have felt disappointed, betrayed, maybe taken in by His words of kingship…
Last November I wrote about the frustration of climbing Ben Nevis last summer and seeing only cloud from the summit. In January this year, at the top of one of Madeira’s main mountains we stood above the clouds in sunshine. Below us the cotton wool effect obscured the view but above the cloud there was…
This week, our 10 minute service reflects on Matthew 16:26.
Today’s thought for the day is brought to us by Kathy Galloway, a practical theologian, writer and former co-leader of the Iona Community. www.christianaid.org.uk Something to read The Lord is good to those who wait for him, to the soul that seeks him. It is good that one should wait quietly for the salvation of the Lord.…
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This short phrase, taken from one translation of John 13 verse 4 recently reminded me of a story told by a friend whose husband was a Baptist church pastor. The fabric committee was meeting one evening and was concerned about the state of the baptistry and thought it would look much better if it were…
Last week I mentioned that I had been to Bordeaux recently. Naturally the “Cite du vin” and the “Musee du Vin et du Negoce”, two museums covering history of wine and the wine trade were on our itinerary. Both were fascinating, the former in a contemporary building built to look like a wine decanter and…
Second Sunday of Easter. Year C 27th April 2025 Lectionary Readings: Acts 5 v27-32; Psalm 118 v14-29; Revelation 1 v4-8; John 20 v19-31. “Receive the Holy Spirit.” In John’s gospel, the risen Jesus met with the disciples on the evening of Easter Day. He breathed the Holy Spirit upon them and gave them the…
“Jesus Christ is risen today”, words sung and said throughout the Easter period, but what does it mean? It is hard for us to understand how Jesus rose from the dead. We know what happened…the stone was rolled away, the burial clothes were left inside, and an angel was awaiting those who searched. We know…