I confess that I prefer my morning Bible reading to be a few verses. This is not because of time constraints, but because I find it easier to concentrate and appreciate what I read. This month I was confronted with the opposite of my preference as the readings were from the book of Deuteronomy with…
Third Sunday in Lent Year C 23rd March 2025. Lectionary Readings: Isaiah 55 v1-9; Psalm 63 v1-8; 1 Corinthians 10 v1-13; Luke 13 v1-9. Repentance. The Collins dictionary of The Bible defines repentance as follows: Alongside faith in Christ, repentance towards God was an essential requirement for people who wanted to know God for…
My younger son was born on this day some 30 plus years ago, and has been forever grateful to have been born on St Patrick’s Day. Celebrations usually include a pint or two of the famous Irish beer! Although St Patrick is known as the patron saint of Ireland, he was born in England, (the…
The story of the Sower (except for the good soil) can seem like a parable about someone else. But when I consider my life in Christ, I too can be the one where His words fall onto rocky ground, thorns, scorched by the sun; but also, glad to say on good soil. I think we…
He told them another parable: “The kingdom of heaven is like a mustard seed, which a man took and planted in his field. Though it is the smallest of all your seeds, yet when it grows, it is the largest of garden plants and becomes a tree, so that the birds of the air come…
Every so often, for a treat when we were little, my Mum would buy my brother and myself (this was when we were very young and there were only two of us) a cream doughnut as a special treat – the long ones that are split in half lengthways and filled with cream and jam.…
If you are male and approaching the former statutory age of retirement, you may receive an invitation to have an Abdominal Aortic Aneurism scan. I went for mine recently and was asked whether I had a family history of the condition. I do; fifty per cent of my grandfathers died of an AAA. I was…
This week, our 10 minute service reflects on Psalm 18:2.
Today’s thought for the day is brought to us by Canon Ginnie Kennerley, editor of SEARCH – A Church of Ireland Journal, and former rector of Narraghmore and Castledermot in Glendalough diocese. www.christianaid.org.uk Something to read Create in me a clean heart, O God, and put a new and right spirit within me. – Psalm…
The Root and Fruit of Replacement Theology by Derek WhiteChristian Friends of Israel, [2003] with CD-ROM PowerPoint presentation 51 pages out of print This booklet is a summary of the historical development of the idea that the church at Pentecost replaced Israel as God’s chosen people (replacement theology) coupled with the origin and growth of…