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Heresy

I recently went to the Beer Festival in Stowmarket Museum of Food. There was a whole array of different beers, (wine, spirits and soft drinks as well). One of the beers I tasted was Heresy produced by Bishop Nick brewery. It got me to wondering what was the heresy committed by this clergyman. You will…

Lectionary Reflections – Sunday 20th July 2025

Sixteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time                       Year C                        20th July 2025 Lectionary Readings: Genesis 18 v1-10a; Psalm 15; Colossians 1 v15-28; Luke 10 v38-42. What bothers Jesus. Luke follows the story of the ‘Good Samaritan’ with a seemingly random tale of two sisters. The Lord and his disciples were travelling along and came to a village.…

The seal’s whiskers!

I’ve just returned from a weekend break in Norfolk, the highlight of which was a trip out to see the seals. I thought I would be squinting to catch sight of a few seals in the distance but was surprised and overwhelmed at the number and proximity of these calm and beautiful animals. Our guide…

Reflected God

Read Acts 6:7-16 When I was growing up in church at home, somehow, we never sang John Mason’s magnificent hymn, ‘how shall I sing that majesty.’ (Singing the Faith 53). The first time I ever heard it was on a recording of a songs of praise service where it was sung by a large congregation…

The wonder of nature

Sitting in my study a few days ago, I heard a clicking noise that I couldn’t identify, looking around I spotted a little green bird standing on the windowsill and tapping on the window with his beak (sorry, my new little friend might be female of course) regardless he was a beautiful little chap with…

Confession

During the summer term at the primary school I attended, each Friday, we would meet at a local swimming pool. Most of the time, those who could, would enjoy swimming, or even diving, while others like me would splash around. We were supposed to be taught how to swim, but at the time, it was…

Lectionary Reflections – Sunday 13th July 2025

Fifteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time                                    Year C             13th July 2025 Lectionary Readings: Deuteronomy. 30 v9-14; Psalm 25 v1-10; Colossians 1 v1-14; Luke 10 v25-37 Obey the Lord’s commands! In the gospel reading today, Luke tells us of an encounter between an ‘expert in the Law of Moses’ and Jesus. The ‘expert’ asked Jesus a…