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SQUIRRELS

More from the inspiration of my book by Eddie Askew, but not snails this time but Squirrels. Eddie says how lovely they are to watch their acrobatics especially to get at the peanuts! I agree with him, but they are eating me out of house and home.  There are 3 of them and I presume…

Am I a sieve?

A cashier in a bank related how in the early years of his employment he had experienced a wide range of challenges.  Part of his role was to accept cash credits from all sorts of businesses and though many were easily dealt with, some were not so pleasant.  These included notes paid in by fishmongers…

Lectionary Reflections – Sunday 12th March 2023

Third Sunday in Lent                                   Year A                                                 12th March 2023 Lectionary readings:  Exodus 17 v1-7;    Psalm 95;    Romans 5 v1-11;    John 4 v5-42. Hunger and thirst. All human beings need food and water in order to survive. Our readings today speak about hunger and thirst in two senses, physical and spiritual. The people of God…

Flying on wings

Two weeks ago I mentioned my sister’s “significant” birthday. This last weekend we all celebrated together near where she lives in Chinnor, Oxfordshire. The following morning my husband and I walked along the Ridgeway Walk and up onto the top of the Chiltern Hills. We were nearing the end of our walk and as we…

The knowledge of the holy

The knowledge of the holy : the attributes of God : their meaning in the Christian life  by AW TozerSTL Productions, 1976 (first published in 1961) 128 pages £9 (various editions are available) AW Tozer can aptly be described as ‘a thinking man’s preacher’. He enjoyed a fruitful ministry in Chicago and Canada in the…