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Lectionary Reflections – Sunday 12th October 2025

Twenty-eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time,              Year C                         12th October 2025 Lectionary Readings: 2 Kings 5 v1-3, 7-15b; Psalm 111; 2 Timothy 2 v8-15; Luke 17 v11-19. Respect and obedience. “Respect and obey the Lord! This is the first step to wisdom and good sense.” (Psalm 111 v10). Try telling that to Naaman! In the…

Lectionary Reflections – Sunday 5th October 2025

Twenty-seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time              Year C                      5th October 2025 Lectionary Readings: Habakkuk 1 v1-4, 2 v1-4; Psalm 37 v1-9; 2 Timothy 1 v1-14; Luke 17 v5-10. Faith, Trust and Mission. “You have been trusted with a wonderful treasure. Guard it with the help of the Holy Spirit, who lives within you.” (2…

Lectionary Reflections – Sunday 28th September 2025

Twenty-sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time                 Year C             28th September 2025 Lectionary Readings:  Amos 6 v1a, 4-7;   Psalm 146;   1 Timothy 6 v6-19;   Luke 16 v19-31. Warnings to the rich. This week’s readings continue the theme of recent weeks about the dangers of trusting in wealth. The prophet Amos takes the rulers of Jerusalem and…

Lectionary Reflections – Sunday 21st September 2025

Twenty-fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time      Year C                        21st September 2025 Lectionary Readings:  Amos 8 v4-7;   Psalm 113;   1 Timothy 2 v1-7;   Luke 16 v1-13. God and money. Amos was send by God to the northern kingdom of Israel during a period of prosperity to expose its rotten core. Amos warned the people of impending…

2 Kings : The Power and the Fury 

2 Kings : The Power and the Fury  by Dale Ralph Davis.  Christian Focus, 2005(Focus on the Bible) 363 pages  £9 ISBN 978 1 845 500 962 Dale Ralph Davis has written a first class commentary on the book of 2 Kings. His background as an academic (prof of Old Testament) as well as a…