Romans 12:3 For by the grace given me I say to every one of you: Do not think of yourself more highly than you ought, but rather think of yourself with sober judgment, in accordance with the faith God has distributed to each of you A man who had just been elected to Parliament brought his…
Everyone who reads Scripture has favourite pieces – verses which have rung true to them in particular situations; stories which have stayed with them showing them how God works in the lives of His people and whole chapters, even whole Books, which have inspired a new vision of God’s love for His people and His…
This week we reflect on John 13:34-35 and sing A New Commandment.
Matthew 15 v 14. Leave them; they are blind guides. If the blind lead the blind, both will fall into a pit An elderly woman stood on a busy street corner, hesitant to cross because there was no traffic signal. As she waited, a gentleman came up beside her and asked, “May I cross over…
First Sunday of Advent Year C 28th November 2021. Lectionary readings: Jeremiah 33 v14-16; Psalm 25 v1-10; 1 Thessalonians 3 v9-13; Luke 21 v25-36. Looking back and moving on. The lectionary readings this week are a curious mix. They seem to be inviting us to look back to our roots, to ponder our…
Galatians 5:22-23 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control. Against such things there is no law. Fruit is the culmination of the reproduction of an organism. We are God’s creations and through the Spirit we are called to bear fruit, to pass on the genetic…
I am part of that ever-increasing gang of people that have to renew their driving licence every three years, not because of my age, but because of my health. I am at that point when I have had to send my perfectly good licence off to the DVLA and grant them permission to check my…
Watch the recording of Luke’s Accreditation Service as a Local Preacher.
Psalm 1 v 3.That person is like a tree planted by streams of water, which yields its fruit in season and whose leaf does not wither, whatever they do prospers. Godly men and women are compared in Scripture to sturdy trees, planted by the rivers of water, laden with fruit, and full of leaves(Psalm 1 v 3, 104 v…
Psalm 24v1 The earth is the Lord’s and everything in it. During half-term I went with my daughter and four of my great grandchildren – two 3-year-olds and two 5-year-olds – to Colchester Zoo. The weather was beautiful and I was looking forward to being with the little ones but I had mixed feelings about being…