When I was a teenager, I sent a card to a young man I really liked but who didn’t care for me. It was a risky thing to do – to wear your heart on your sleeve. Although it wasn’t signed, the fact that I blushed every time I saw him since then probably broke…
Twenty years or more ago my father advised me to make sure I had a lasting power of attorney in place well ahead of needing it. We have recently gone through the tortuous process of creating and registering the necessary documents so that we can be supported should it become necessary. It is a long…
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Last week I found out that February 4th was the 120th anniversary of Bonhoeffer’s birth. It was too late to write about him on that date but I didn’t want the occasion to go by without paying tribute to a Christian leader whose life and death inspired me as a teenager and still inspires me…
This weeks 10 minute service reflects on Psalm 136 : 1:3.
Readers familiar with the Bible will recognise that the heading refers to a book and chapter, and some will immediately be aware that it records a fascinating story. A Christian man called Philip is preaching in a city called Samaria, the crowds “paid close attention to what he said” and the outcome was “there was…
Sunday before Lent. Year A 15th February 2026 Lectionary Readings: Exodus 24 v12-18; Psalm 2; 2 Peter 1 v16-21; Matthew 17 v1-9. Understanding, guided by the Spirit of God. Peter said,“But you need to realise that no one alone can understand the prophecies in the Scriptures. The prophets did not think these things up…
The Rocks is a suburb of Sydney near the famous harbour bridge. It is named such because of the sandstone outcrops that dominated the landscape. These were quarried, filled and terraced over the centuries to conform with what the European vision of civilisation. Now it is a maze of alleys and terraced housing with chic…
Do not allow your past experiences, your background, your environment, your failure or your broken relationship stop you from moving on. A football player may have challenges with his team but that would be not be the end of the world. Greater opportunities may be ahead of his or her career. Life’s journey is filled with…
The Grimshaw family took delivery of our first ever television in 1972, it was a rental set from the DER shop in Pudsey and even though the signal left a lot to be desired we were connected to the delights of BBC1 & 2 and ITV and our lifes changed forever with this wonderful new…