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Doing Deals

Matthew 4:8–9:Again, the devil took him to a very high mountain and showed him all the kingdoms of the world and their splendour. “All this I will give you,” he said, “if you will bow down and worship me.” In the third of the temptations of Jesus in the wilderness, the Devil does not use…

Chosen to lead

The artist Rembrandt painted a beautiful picture called “The Return of tbe Prodigal”, probably one of his last works, completed in the last 2 years before his death in 1669. In the picture the prodigal son kneels before his father receiving his blessing and forgiveness after his time of rebellion and absence. The picture portrays…

FRAGRANCE

I don’t know if readers have ever experienced putting something in a saucepan to cook, and then forgetting about it. We were recently watching a TV programme when we became aware of an unfamiliar smell, and it was a little while before we realised that some beetroot was cooking. Not only had the heat been…

Lectionary Reflections – Sunday 15th March 2026

Fourth Sunday in Lent                                 Year A                                                 15th March 2026 Lectionary Readings:   1 Samuel 16 v1-13;    Psalm 23;    Ephesians 5 v8-14;    John 9 v1-41. Recognising God at work. I wonder what young David made of the prophet Samuel anointing him as the next king? One minute, tending a flock of sheep, the next, commissioned by…

Tate 2

I was fortunate to be able to visit a second exhibition whilst we were at Tate Britain. Lee Miller was a successful American model in the 1920s, used to being in front of the camera. However, in later years she took up photography herself and became known for her surrealistic images. During WW2 she was…

Special places

When I was young we had several very happy holidays in the North East.  We stayed with some friends of my parents in Felling near Gateshead and ventured around the beautiful Durham and Northumberland countryside. I can remember seeing Dunstanburgh Castle in the distance as we travelled along the coast road, all I could see…