Today let’s consider another verse of St. Patrick’s Breastplate. This time a prayer for God to be with us everywhere and in every part of our lives. It focuses particularly on Jesus, making us aware of how God became at one with our humanity and thus is ever longing to draw closer to us. “Christ…
The approach to truth : scientific and religious by Martyn Lloyd-Jones Tyndale Press, 1963 27 pages Although set in the time when it was published – the 1960s – this lecture, originally given to a medical audience, is full of wisdom for our own time – and for more than a medical audience. Following the outline…
6pm – Sunday 1st August @ Orford
Psalm 37 v 3. Trust in the Lord and do good; dwell in the land and enjoy safe pasture My elder son, James, was born eight and a half weeks prematurely. He weighed 3 pounds and 6 ounces. He spent the first 3 weeks of his life in the Special Care Baby Unit as he needed help with…
In 1991 the United Reformed Church published a new hymn book; Rejoice and Sing was welcomed by many and criticised by many too for all the hymns that had been ‘left out’. I soon found that there was new hymnody there, or new to me anyway, that broadened my mind. Early on I came across…
This weeks bite size Church reflects on Ephesians 4:32 and we sing Everyone needs compassion.
One of the greatest prayers ever written is St. Patrick’s Breastplate. It is an old prayer which we used translated from the original Irish. We used to sing it regularly during the season of Trinity but somehow, it’s been forgotten, perhaps because it is quite long and the musical setting is quite complicated. It’s…
Sixteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time Year B 18th July 2021 Lectionary Readings: Jeremiah 23 v1-6; Psalm 23; Ephesians 2 v11-22; Mark 6 v30-34, 53-56. Meeting the needs of the people. Mark says, “When Jesus got out of the boat, he saw the large crowd that was like sheep without a shepherd. He felt sorry for…
God’s signature : the wonders of the Hebrew Scriptures by Steve MaltzTerra Nova Publications, 2012 164 pages £9.99 ISBN 978 0 957 047 303 Steve Maltz is a Messianic Jew, ie he recognises Jesus Christ and acknowledges him as Messiah, Saviour and Lord. Steve is a passionate advocate for the Holy Scriptures as the Word…
I am waiting for an appointment at the Eye Clinic. Having already had cataracts removed from both eyes, I find that one has clouded over and as the weeks and months have gone by it has got much worse and now I can only see vague images with that eye. Thankfully the other eye is…