Psalm 24: 1-2 The earth is the Lord’s, and everything in it, the world, and all who live in it;for he founded it on the seas and established it on the waters In November this year the city of Glasgow is hosting the COP26. This is the 26th United Nations Climate Change Conference. It will be the…
Third Sunday of Easter Year B 18th April 2021 Lectionary readings: Acts 3 v12-19; Psalm 4; 1 John 3 v1-9, Luke 24 v36b-48. Letting go and letting God. The psalmist says “I can lie down and sleep soundly because you, Lord, will keep me safe”. (Ps4 v8). The writer is confident that…
God, Stephen Hawking and the multiverse : what Hawking said and why it matters by David Hutchings and David Wilkinson SPCK, 2020 210 pages £9.99 ISBN 978 0 281 081 912also available as an ebook There are so many plaudits from scientists that there must be something very special about this book. Indeed there is, for…
While on furlough from missionary service in Africa, Robert Moffatt (1795-1883) spoke in England about his work. A young medical student in the audience had hoped to serve on the mission field in China, but that land was closed. He listened as Moffatt described a frequent sight in Africa. “There is a vast plain to…
Before moving away from Yorkshire we used to visit the York Maize Maze which attracted crowds of visitors for a few weeks during the summer. I was always grateful to the organisers of this event who would furnish visitors with a map to help you navigate your way through. With the plants standing way above…
I don’t know what I would have done in the past year without our garden, technology to keep in touch with family and friends and books. The Library in Kesgrave is wonderful, they are so friendly and nothing is too much trouble. We can order books online, they email when they are available, we make…
I have told you before about the demise of our walnut tree. As I look out of my dining room door into the evening dusk I can see the lone daffodil that has sprung up behind where the tree used to be. This gives me hope that there is always new life to be found…
One of those very hot August nights last summer, we were awoken by a loud crash in the garden. I looked out of the window expecting to see thieves taking the garden furniture. I was not sure whether to be surprised or annoyed at the real cause. A lone individual, returning home from one of…
1 Corinthians 15:47 “So it will be with the resurrection of the dead. The body that is sown is perishable, it is raised imperishable, it is sown in dishonour, it is raised in glory, it is sown in weakness, it is raised in power, it is sown a natural body, it is raised a spiritual…
One of the things small children seem to love to do, is jump into puddles and make a splash. There is a funny video that I have seen of a little girl probably about 2 years old with her pretty pink wellies and she is splashing in the puddle. Her Dad is holding her hand…