Imagining the Lectionary: Parables, Foxgloves and the morphology of discipleship (Proper 10A, Ordinary 15A)
Imagining the Lectionary: Parables, Foxgloves and the morphology of discipleship (Proper 10A, Ordinary 15A)
by David Perry
Imagining the Lectionary: Parables, Foxgloves and the morphology of discipleship (Proper 10A, Ordinary 15A) Reflection accompanying image “foxgloves and bee illustrating the morphology of discipleship”. When the sun came out after a day of prolonged rain the foxgloves dripped a…
Imagining the Lectionary: Trinity - the art of visualising divine presence and purpose
Imagining the Lectionary: Trinity - the art of visualising divine presence and purpose
by David Perry
Imagining the Lectionary: Trinity – the art of visualising divine presence and purpose. Reflection accompanying images “revealing the presence”, “heart shaped shutters on tower of parish church” and “artist and canvas”. "The amazing grace of the Master, Jesus Christ, the e…
Pentecost People
Pentecost People
by Marjorie Dobson
Drama: Pentecost People – Acts 2: 1-21- (Could be used as a substitute for a sermon, or in an interactive service, or in a discussion group. The characters could lead into topics for discussion or conversation.) Reader - Acts 2: 1-21 Narrator: Can you imagine what it must have be…
Shopping Mall Nativity 2: MenKind - if only
Shopping Mall Nativity 2: MenKind - if only
by David Perry
Shopping Mall Nativity 2: MenKind - if only Reflection accompanying image “menkind” Menkind: if only it were not just the name of a store but also a gender specific collective noun expressing a universal truth about male behaviour. How different our experience of the world woul…
Shopping Mall Nativity 3: Annunciating the Magnificat
Shopping Mall Nativity 3: Annunciating the Magnificat
by David Perry
Shopping Mall Nativity 3: Annunciating the Magnificat Reflection accompanying image “shopping mall magnificat” Encounters, expectations and testimonies are the air we breathe when we walk across the Christmas GodScape of the Nativity narratives. Everywhere we look we discover G…
Odd, lonely and outcast: a donkey's perspective on Christmas
Odd, lonely and outcast: a donkey's perspective on Christmas
by David Perry
Odd, lonely and outcast: a donkey's perspective on Christmas Reflection accompanying image “odd lonely outcast donkey" As the odd one out and the solitary representative of its kind in a field occupied by a small herd of cattle, this donkey stands alone. Its presence is incongr…
Imagining the Lectionary: The utter incongruity of faith devoid of practical compassion (Proper 25A; Ordinary 30A)