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I received an email today from Google telling me that my account is half full so I decided that I would really need to delete some of my thousands of emails. This might seem like a simple job to many but for me there is a problem. I start to read all the emails before I delete…

Dont keep dancing

We’ve just returned from spending a few days in Cornwall. While we were there, we visited the Merry Maidens Stone Circle which dates from 2500-1500 BC. It consists of 19 stones equally spaced except for a gap that was probably the entrance. The stones vary in height from 0.9m to 1.4m, graded so that the…

Christianity : Opium or Truth ?

Christianity : Opium or Truth ? Answering thoughtful objections to the Christian faith byDavid Gooding and John Lennox Myrtlefield Encounters, 2nd ed., 2014  168 pages  £6 ISBN 978 1 874 584 773 This is one of a series published by Myrtlefield House, written by two eminent scholars who are committed Christians – David Gooding and John…

Homeless

In 2010, for the first time, World Homeless Day was held. Unusually for special days, this one does not have a theme although it could be argued that its very name is its theme. The website gives a simple overview and can be found at www.worldhomelessday.org – it states the purpose of the day. “This…

Change and decay in all around I see

This brief extract from the well-known hymn, “Abide with me”, came to mind following a short news item recently and made me reflect on a comment heard at a Bible conference, “We all want progress but we do not like change”, Something in the news comment made me reflect on the changes, especially for those…

Lectionary Reflections – Sunday 13th October 2024

Twenty-eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time               Year B                         13th October 2024. Lectionary Readings:   Amos 5 v6-7, 10-15;   Psalm 90 v12-17;   Hebrews 4 v12-16;             Mark 10 v17-31. Money can’t buy you love. In Mark’s account of Jesus’ encounter with a rich man, Jesus acknowledges that the unnamed man is sincere in his desire for eternal life.…