Trinity Sunday Year C 15th June 2025 Lectionary readings: Proverbs 8 v1-4, 22-31; Psalm 8; Romans 5 v1-5; John 16 v12-15. The source of Wisdom. “You made us a little lower than yourself. You let us rule everything your hands have made. And you put all of it under our power”. (Psalm 8 v5,6).…
Joshua and the flow of Biblical history by Dr Francis Schaeffer.Hodder & Stoughton, 1975 192 pages £ 2.95 ISBN 0 340 185 540 The central argument of Francis Schaeffer’s book is the continuous flow of Biblical history. In this case, Joshua acts as a crucial link between Moses, the Pentateuch and the rest of the…
One thing you’ve probably discovered about me is that words and the origins of words fascinate me. In particular, I can use an everyday phrase or word and suddenly wonder about it. Take the other day, for example, I was putting a suitcase into my boot and it prompted a realisation that I had no…
A couple of Saturday’s ago I took the train to London, Liverpool Street, to meet my son. Richard had just relocated from Singapore back to the UK. He had quite a bit of luggage and not enough hands to move everything so I wanted to do my motherly duty and help him with it. While I…
You may be aware that all the churches in our Methodist circuit are involved in a review of what they are doing and how they are to move forward. Ascension Day was celebrated at the end of May – then there were ten days until Pentecost when the Holy Spirit came and the Church was…
Read: John 20:19-23 When we were children, we could not sleep for excitement before going away on holiday. Now I am not a child I still sleep fitfully if I am looking forward to a special day, and important event or, yes, going on holiday. In July 2020 as the first Covid restrictions eased we…
This week, our 10 minute service reflects on John 21:15-19.
There are times in my work when I meet some amazing and wonderful people. I recently had the privilege of meeting the daughter of some church members who is working in Gaza, this was not some formal meeting, it was simply a chat over a cuppa after a service. All we seem to hear about…
A little while ago, our daily Bible reading referred to the WOW experience of the Queen of Sheba when visiting King Solomon (1 Kings 10 and 2 Chronicles 9) and it reminded me of our first visit to the USA. As part of our long-haul flight, I recall looking out of a window and seeing…
Pentecost Year C 8th June 2025 Lectionary Readings: Genesis 11 v1-9; Psalm 104 v24-34, 35b; Romans 8 v14-17; Acts 2 v1-21; John 14 v8-17. The Gift and Work of the Holy Spirit. In the Jewish tradition, the festival of Pentecost, a celebration of first fruits of harvest, comes fifty days after Passover. Some Christians…