Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time Year B 7th February 2021. Lectionary Readings: Isaiah 40 v21-31 God rules the whole earth. Psalm 147 v1-11, 20c. Sing and Praise the Lord. 1 Corinthians 9 v16-23. The rights of an apostle. Mark 1 v29-39. Jesus heals many people. Healing and Healing. The passage of scripture from Mark’s…
Moral questions of the Bible : timeless truth in a changing world by David Instone-Brewer Lexham Press, 2019 286 pages £12 ISBN 978 1 683 592 952 This is an excellent book well worth dipping in to and keeping for future reference. Dr Instone-Brewer is a Research Fellow at Tyndale House in Cambridge and is…
I’ve said before on here that I am a Disney fan! I was watching Frozen 2 again and was drawn to listen to the words of Elsa’s song “Into the unknown” when she hears the voice that only she can hear and it unsettles her. Into the unknown (Oh) I can hear you but I…
Sometimes life offers us unexpected surprises. I was quite interested to see that as I peeled a satsuma this morning and pulled the segments open that right in the heart of the fruit was a tiny replica of the larger outer one. In all my days, I don’t remember seeing this before and, sad as…
The 2000 US presidential election was finally decided after weeks of recounts, court battles and controversy about punch-card ballots. Political pundits and comedians had a heyday. Even after the Florida recount wrangling was over, a billboard along the Michigan highway reminded travellers of those post-election days. It carried this clever message: “Count your blessings. Recount…
A poem by Maureen Brown
I received a parcel in the post the other day which had a typed label and no indication on the wrapper who it was from, I was mystified by it – I hadn’t ordered anything and it wasn’t my birthday. Inside the outer wrapper was another one which also had my name on it but…
Man’s search for meaning : the classic tribute to hope from the Holocaust by Viktor E. Frankl Rider, 2004 154 pages £7.99 ISBN 978 1 844 132 393 I was moved by this book. Who could ever fail to be moved by such a story ? Part of its power is surely that Viktor Frankl…
Philippians 4:13 “I can do all this through him who gives me strength.” One of the things my husband and I enjoy doing is walking in the hills and mountains. Unfortunately the weather often conspires against us, hampering the view when we reach the summit. I remember when we were climbing Ben Lomond in 2016.…
No.3 ‘Sight’ I remember as a little girl going on holiday, and the family competition, as to who could see the sea first. The great sense of excitement, as we glimpsed a patch of blue on the horizon, which grew and grew, as we realised the journey was nearly at an end, and the two…