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Lectionary Reflections – Sunday 14th November 2021

Thirty-third Sunday in Ordinary Time                  Year B                                 14th November 2021 Lectionary readings: Daniel 12 v1-3;   Psalm 16;   Hebrews 10 v11-25;   Mark 13 v1-8. Troubles. “Nations and kingdoms will go to war against each other. There will be earthquakes in many places and people will starve to death. But this is just the beginning…

Hola! Buenos dias, como estas?

I recently met up with supporters of Operation Restoration, to join in celebrating 30 years of ministry to the street children in Santa Cruz, Bolivia. One of the “by-products” of the pandemic is the increased connectivity with friends 1000s of miles away. We had an overview of the work of Operation Restoration, and time for…

Making a splash

I’ve always found it amusing the way young children love wellies, the sun can be cracking the flags and even so, the choice of footwear for a lot of children will be their wellington boots, I can remember both my children going through the phase and my grandson, who used to refer to them as…

Green Choices

As part of my role within the URC Youth, I am the nominated “Green Apostle” for the young people. Among other things, I sit on a national committee of “Green Apostles” who meet twice a year to discuss different actions that can be taken on smaller and larger scales to reduce our impact, both as…

“Eddy Out!”

Mark 6 v 46. After leaving them, he went up on a mountainside to pray When a whitewater raft guide shouts, “Eddy out!” he doesn’t mean, “Throw someone called Edward out of the boat.” It’s a command for the people on one side to hold their paddles against the current while the others stroke. This…