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A cracked water pot

Have you heard the story of the cracked water pot? A water bearer had two large pots, each hung on opposite ends of a pole which he carried across his neck. One of the pots had a crack in it, and while the other pot was perfect and always delivered a full pot of water…

Stretched

The Thought for the Day is from Psalm 66 v 10. “For you, God, tested us; you refined us like silver.” A talented violinist was scheduled to play before a very critical audience. Although she had a fine instrument, she was not satisfied with the quality of its sound. So, she said to her father,…

Lectionary Reflections – Sunday 20th February 2022

Seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time             Year C                        20th February 2022 Lectionary Readings: Genesis 43 v3-11,15;   Psalm 37 v1-11, 39-40;   1 Corinthians 15 v35-38, 42-50;   Luke 6 v27-38 Heavenly bodies. In this week’s passage from his first letter to the Corinthians, Paul is doing his best to answer the questions put to him about life…

Rogues, Scoundrels & Scallywags of Scripture

WEEK 2 This series of “Thoughts for the Day” is inspired by the study series, NOTORIOUS, written by Jeff Lucas. He and Pastor Brent discuss 9 different characters from the Bible who we would possibly call rogues, scoundrels or scallywags. Each one however can teach us something of our faith. THE ELDER BROTHER – Do…

Snowdrop Sunday

I mentioned a couple of weeks ago that we go out for early morning walks, at the time of writing, we were setting off in darkness and arriving home in daylight.  It is a reminder that the days are getting longer now, that this week is the first time that we have set off from…

Quiz Night 1

We love a quiz. Monday is Quiz Night on the BBC, and we watch but are useless, yet keep on trying. We were recently introduced to the online daily word quiz, WORDLE. It’s a free game devoid of advertising and really demanding. It starts with nothing and you have to guess a five-letter word in…