This week, our 10 minute service reflects on Philippians 2:10-11.
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Returning home early from work, I visited the Granny Annexe to ask the occupant if she would like a cup of tea. Receiving a positive response I returned to spend some time with her and realised she was watching a Christmas service from Cambridge. This was not the usual “Nine Lessons and Carols” but equally…
Matthew 1:1-17 The bible reading set for today is a long list of names, 46 in total spanning 2000 years. Some are easy to pronounce, some more difficult. Some are well known, others more obscure. Some were people of heroes of faith, others had rather shady histories. Some were just ordinary people, whose names may…
Fourth Sunday of Advent Year C 22nd December 2024 Lectionary Readings: Micah 5 v2-5a; Hebrews 10 v5-10; Luke 1 v39-45 (46-55). An invitation to make a connection. When Elizabeth heard Mary’s greeting, her baby moved within her. The Holy Spirit came upon Elizabeth. (Luke 1 v41). Why has Luke mentioned the Holy Spirit in…
This thought was first published on 24th December 2023 One of my favourite Christmas songs is “O holy night” I remember a few years ago hearing a teenage girl singing the song and she was pitch perfect, (as far as I could tell) it was a thing of beauty, and I can still remember feeling…
On Sunday afternoon I attended the Cafe and Carols in Kirton. It was a wonderful couple of hours of singing accompanied by our talented musicians and led by the Rev. Jo Jacobs. The atmosphere was excellent and everyone had a smile on their face. It was dark by the time I was driving home. As I…
Glory to God in the highest,and on earth peace to people of good will.We praise you,we bless you,we adore you,we glorify you,we give you thanks for your great glory,Lord God, heavenly King,O God almighty Father. This is the first verse of a Christian hymn “Gloria in excelsis Deo” (Latin for “Glory to God in the highest”) known…
I love games with words. No doubt that says something about the way my mind works but I can gain lots of entertainment from deliberately mispronouncing or misusing words. We are in the season of nativity plays where the scope for misquotes is broad as junior thespians do their best with complicated words they only…
This week, our 10 minute service reflects on Luke 2:13-14.
At this time of year, we always see lots of new Christmas adverts. I like to listen to and watch them, to see if I can pick holes in them! This year the Morrisons one has been my favourite, one of the reasons I like it is because it is funny, the oven gloves are…