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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: Muddy boot discipleship (Proper 8A / Ordinary 13A)
Imagining the Lectionary: Muddy boot discipleship (Proper 8A / Ordinary 13A)
by David Perry
Imagining the Lectionary: Muddy boot discipleship (Proper 8A / Ordinary 13A) Reflection accompanying image “Difficult path ahead”. "Don't think I've come to make life cozy. I've come to cut—make a sharp knife-cut between son and father, daughter and mother, bride and mothe…
Imagining the Lectionary: Faith - fashionable, desirable and essential (Sunday before Lent B - Transfiguration Sunday)
Imagining the Lectionary: Faith - fashionable, desirable and essential (Sunday before Lent B - Transfiguration Sunday)
by David Perry
Imagining the Lectionary: Faith - fashionable, desirable and essential (Sunday before Lent B - Transfiguration Sunday) Reflection accompanying image “Faith fashionable desirable essential” I could not help but notice the irony of the manufacturer's name which frames this display …
A house of prayer
A house of prayer
by Marjorie Dobson
Poem: A house of prayer Proper 15 year A Isaiah 56: 1, 6-8 A house of prayer, where all may come; a house of prayer to be a home; a house to welcome every one: this is the house that God builds. A house for sinner and for saint; a house for those whose faith is faint and for the …
All the praying, all the pounding
All the praying, all the pounding
by Andrew Pratt
All the praying, all the pounding, all the crying at God’s door cannot make God more attentive, cannot make God love us more. Here through our persistent waiting we will find a present grace, grace for patient expectation, till we meet God face to face. Verses 3-5 follow 8.7.8.7 …
Blessing the Children
Blessing the Children
by Dave Hopwood
The Great and the Good Bible Ref: Matthew 19-20 & 26; Mark 10 & 14; Luke 17-19; John 11 & 12 Each of the following sketches (scenes) can be used to form the basis for a complete act of worship or used as individual scenes on separate occasions. Each scene will require a narrator …
Become Like a Child
Become Like a Child
by Dave Hopwood
The Truth, the Whole Truth, and Nothing But… Bible Ref: Matthew 16-18; Mark 8 & 9; Luke 9; John 7-8 Each of the following sketches (scenes) can be used to form the basis for a complete act of worship or used as individual scenes on separate occasions. Each scene will require a na…
Good Gifts
Good Gifts
by Dave Hopwood
Feet of Clay and the Breath of God Bible Ref: Isaiah 42; Matthew 5-8 & 10; Mark 3; Luke 6 Each of the following sketches (scenes) can be used to form the basis for a complete act of worship or used as individual scenes on separate occasions. Each scene will require a narrator to …
Jesus Curses the Fig Tree
Jesus Curses the Fig Tree
by Dave Hopwood
Triumph, Tears and Talents Bible Ref: Matthew 21-26; Mark 11-14; Luke 19-22; John 11&12 Each of the following sketches (scenes) can be used to form the basis for a complete act of worship or used as individual scenes on separate occasions. Each scene will require a narrator to re…
The Bread of Life
The Bread of Life
by Dave Hopwood
Food and Water Bible Ref: Matthew 9-11 & 13-16; Mark 6-8; Luke 9; John 6-7 Each of the following sketches (scenes) can be used to form the basis for a complete act of worship or used as individual scenes on separate occasions. Each scene will require a narrator to read the linkin…
The Light of the World
The Light of the World
by Dave Hopwood
Seeing and Believing Bible Ref: Luke 10-13; John 9 & 10 Each of the following sketches (scenes) can be used to form the basis for a complete act of worship or used as individual scenes on separate occasions. Each scene will require a narrator to read the linking text as well as t…
The Pharisees Question Jesus's Authority
The Pharisees Question Jesus's Authority
by Dave Hopwood
Triumph, Tears and Talents Bible Ref: Matthew 21-26; Mark 11-14; Luke 19-22; John 11&12 Each of the following sketches (scenes) can be used to form the basis for a complete act of worship or used as individual scenes on separate occasions. Each scene will require a narrator to re…
The Ten Lepers