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Hearing from God

This thought was first published in August 2021 I found this piece from Geoffrey Rust pinned to our Church notice board today – I had used it once a while ago in a service at Knodishall and someone thought it was worth sharing. Having read it again I believe it is definitely worth sharing.  It certainly…

BURGLED?

A recent contribution about a lost purse reminded me of a BBC Radio programme from many years ago called, “Have a Go.” This was a hugely popular “people show” in which Wilfred Pickles (and his wife, Mabel) travelled around the country, turning up in village halls and asking ordinary folk up on stage to talk about…

Wind and rain

One morning a week or so ago I woke with a headache that despite paracetamol got worse as the morning progressed. It was a blustery day, with rain clouds scudding across the sky. Nevertheless, I decided what I needed to do was to go out for a walk and see if the wind could blow…

Lectionary Reflections – Sunday 8th October 2023

27th Sunday in Ordinary Time                   Year A                                                8th October 2023. Lectionary Readings: Isaiah 5 v1-7;         Psalm 80 v7-15;         Philippians 3 v4b-14;         Matthew 21 v33-46.                     “Are you receiving me? Over” In today’s gospel reading, Jesus is asking his listeners, (Chief Priests, Temple Leaders, Teachers of the Law and Pharisees) if they understand…

Release from the curse

Release from the curse : (live in the sunlight of God’s blessing) with Study outlineDerek Prince Ministries, 1990 dvd (2 discs) about 2 hours  £9.99  can be seen on YouTube Derek Prince begins with two pertinent statistics – how many times do we read the words ‘bless’ and ‘curse’ in the Bible ? Bless occurs…

Great British Bake Off

All I seem to hear at the moment is how the entire nation is delighted to see Strictly back on our screens, personally, I have never been a dancer and never enjoyed events like the Chapel watchnight socials, particularly when one of the older ladies from the Church would drag me up and force me…

A secret world

My husband and I watched the first part of a programme about badgers. (Badgers: Their Secret World, C5 at 7pm Wed and Thur). I’m writing this on Thursday and I’m looking forward to watching the second part tonight. It’s the most amazing programme and gives you such an insight into the lives of these animals.…

That sinking feeling

It was a bright sunny morning late in August as I made my way to Aldi to do my weekly shop. I was counting my blessings as the sun warmed my shoulders and I looked forward to the long Bank Holiday weekend that stretched ahead of me. Nothing could spoil my happiness, or so I…