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Easter Commercials
Easter Commercials
by Jane Bingham
A meditation on the commercialisation of Easter Easter Commercials As soon as Christmas is over there they are on the shelves – Cadburys Cream Eggs. A sign of the next commercial jamboree. Waiting to leap into our frame of reference shortly after Valentines Day and Mothering Sund…
Loaves and fishes: A story to share
Loaves and fishes: A story to share
by Meryl White
An interactive story based on John 6:1-13 - Jesus feeds the five thousand. Loaves and Fishes: A story to share. This is an interactive story suitable for all age worship or children’s address. The storyteller may accompany the story with simple actions as described below. When a …
Sketch:Sodom & Gomorrah
Sketch:Sodom & Gomorrah
by Bob Cooper
SKETCH: SODOM AND GOMORRAH: After a discussion with God about the fate of Sodom and Gomorrah, Abraham receives a visit from the Angel Gabriel. This sketch is based loosely upon Genesis 18:20-32. Abraham: Hello Gabriel; what brings you here? I haven’t seen you around for quite a w…
Sketch: Home Sweet Home
Sketch: Home Sweet Home
by Bob Cooper
SKETCH: HOME SWEET HOME: Two young people are living rough in London. The action takes place late at night in a shop doorway. Props required include a blanket, a handkerchief, a cardboard box, and a mobile telephone. Jack: Hi Jim; have you found somewhere to sleep tonight? Jim: Y…
Sketch: My best all day breakfast
Sketch: My best all day breakfast
by Bob Cooper
SKETCH: MY BEST ALL DAY BREAKFAST: A young man visits his Grandad on the way to the match. Simon: Hello Grandad; I thought I’d call in to see how you are. Grandad: Hello Son; well not too bad, apart from my dodgy knees, that is, but still, mustn’t grumble; there’s a lot worse off…
Imagining the Lectionary: Good Friday point of view
Imagining the Lectionary: Good Friday point of view
by David Perry
Imagining the Lectionary: Good Friday point of view Reflection accompanying image “Good Friday Roman point of view” So the soldiers took charge of Jesus. Carrying his own cross, he went out to the place of the Skull (which in Aramaic is called Golgotha). There they crucified hi…
Imagining the Lectionary: palms and passion
Imagining the Lectionary: palms and passion
by David Perry
Imagining the Lectionary: Palms and Passion Reflection accompanying images “O Jesus forsaken today” and “Jesus is crucified” Whichever way we look at it, the final phase of the Lenten journey towards Easter is the supreme test of our mettle as disciples. Do we continue alongsid…
Good Friday Crucifixions: Holy Week in Abstract
Good Friday Crucifixions: Holy Week in Abstract
by David Perry
Good Friday Crucifixions: Holy week in Abstract Reflection accompanying image “Henry Moore upright motives monochrome” The first time that I saw this group of Henry Moore's 'Upright Motives' the picture of the three Good Friday crucifixions came instantly to mind. The very fa…
Imagining the Lectionary: he has risen - exclamation mark or question?
Imagining the Lectionary: he has risen - exclamation mark or question?
by David Perry
Imagining the Lectionary: He has risen – explanation mark or question Reflection accompanying image “He has risen” What punctuation should we put around the Easter event Jesus dies; and in a breathtaking step-change of cognitive reframing his disciples come to grasp the eternal…
Imagining the Lectionary: Impassable, impossible or imperative - the improbable pathway to Easter and beyond