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Roses

Last summer this rose put on so much growth and the blooms were so heavy that several the vine wires that support it were broken. In the winter I was determined to get the better of it; the renewed wires are stronger and from the outset the necessary support was in place so the flowers…

Lectionary Reflections – Sunday 15th August 2021

Twentieth Sunday in Ordinary Time                      Year B                                     15th August 2021 Lectionary Readings: Proverbs 9 v1-6;  Psalm 34 v9-14;   Ephesians 5 v15-20;   John 6 v51-58. ‘Life giving bread’ Jesus said “I am the bread that gives life!” (John 6 v48). Jesus offers us food for our hearts, our minds, and our souls. “Everyone who eats…

God answers prayer!

James 5 v 16.Therefore confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous person is powerful and effective While crossing the Atlantic on a ship many years ago, Bible teacher and author F.B. Meyer was asked to speak to the passengers. An agnostic listened…

Sister Religions ? DVD Review

Sister religions ? dvd Hatikvah Films, 2014 £9.99 90 minutes Using the expertise of three Christian leaders – Bishop Michael Nazir-Ali, Rev Dr Mark Durie andElizabeth Kendal – Kel Richards, the religious affairs editor for an Australian radio channel, andStephen Briggs probe in some depth what similarities and differences there are between Judaism,Islam and Christianity.…

The day I was a criminal!!

My dad was made redundant in 1969 and for a while it looked as though we wouldn’t get a holiday that year, then,  some friends of my parents offered accomodation at their house in Felling, an area of Gateshed, our friends showed us the route through the centre of Gateshead and Newcastle and how to…