Second Sunday of Easter. Year C 27th April 2025 Lectionary Readings: Acts 5 v27-32; Psalm 118 v14-29; Revelation 1 v4-8; John 20 v19-31. “Receive the Holy Spirit.” In John’s gospel, the risen Jesus met with the disciples on the evening of Easter Day. He breathed the Holy Spirit upon them and gave them the…
“Jesus Christ is risen today”, words sung and said throughout the Easter period, but what does it mean? It is hard for us to understand how Jesus rose from the dead. We know what happened…the stone was rolled away, the burial clothes were left inside, and an angel was awaiting those who searched. We know…
Many years ago, a friend crocheted a cross bookmark for me and gave me a copy of the poem, “The Cross in My Pocket.” The poem serves as a reminder of the importance of having a relationship with our Lord. It reminds me to be thankful for all my blessings and to aim to serve…
Which would be your choice? Would it be politically incorrect to assume that the older generation may typically choose the former whilst the youngest among us would choose the latter? Does it just depend on how you’re feeling at the time? Maybe you weigh up which is heavier – 34 g for the cream egg,…
Bible Reading: 1 Corinthians 11:23-26 Five years ago, as many have reflected, we were at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic with all its fears and frustrations. By Maundy Thursday on 9th April, we had started a simple on-line act of worship for friends from surrounding churches and beyond. It was very basic but for…
Cosmic chemistry : do God and Science mix ? By John C LennoxLion, 2021 400 pages £13.99 ISBN 978 0 745 981 406 – Also available as an eBook This work is a complete revamp of the author’s previous works in the same vein – God’s Undertaker : Has science buried God ? (2007 and…
This thought was first published in April 2023 During Lent I have been following the devotions each week from the Leprosy Mission and I felt that they have all been very poignant. The following is only one of them and I have put the following one into my own words. When one of the Leprosy…
This week our 10 minute service reflects on Luke 24:1-82.
I was a little surprised that my daily Bible reading app started in April with references to the resurrection that I thought would have been saved until after Easter. One, in particular, I enjoyed and wanted to share with readers because it linked together three scriptures that may seem obvious now. John 20 records the…
My husband and I recently had a few days away in Bordeaux. We were staying on, the edge of the centre of the city, and travelled there by train. This required us to travel “light” with one small suitcase each. One of the things we enjoy doing when we visit a new place, is to…