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A time to reconsider
A time to reconsider
by Andrew Pratt
Epiphany 3 year A Isaiah 9: 1 - 4; Matthew 4: 12 – 23 Hymn: A time to reconsider A time to reconsider, to pause, to reassess; when crisis comes with challenge, how can God come to bless? And yet a light is shining, we cannot understand that at this time of turning God sharpens wh…
Advent prayer
Advent prayer
by Marjorie Dobson
A prayer linking John the Baptist's message with the birth of Jesus. There is excitement in the air. This is the season of anticipation. For many, it is in the fairytale magic of Father Christmas. For us, it is because we are waiting to celebrate a birth. Continues... (First publ…
Mark The People's Commentary - In the cornfields
Mark The People's Commentary - In the cornfields
by BRF - Dick France
In the Cornfields The sabbath was one of the most distinctive features of Judaism, and was guarded with fierce national pride. The Old Testament itself gave little specific guidance as to how it was to be ‘kept holy’, beyond the general injunction to ‘do no work’. But what is wor…
Christ died for our sins
Christ died for our sins
by Don Stott
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Nativity Decoration
Nativity Decoration
by Rose humphrey
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Simply Jesus - Under new management
Simply Jesus - Under new management
by SPCK - N T Wright
Under new management: Easter and Beyond If I say that there is a whole book to be written on the subject of this chapter, writer and readers may be permitted to share a wry smile. I have already published extensively on Easter and its meaning, and for much of this chapter I shall…
friends, FOES and families - Mary at the foot of the cross
friends, FOES and families - Mary at the foot of the cross
by SPCK - Judith Dimond
Mary at the foot of the cross John 19.25-27 Mary came to the foot of the cross, drawn as by a magnet. This was the only place on earth to be; the whole universe spinning around this wasteland. There was no choice in her being there, only the necessity of a mother’s love. Sufferin…
Meditation - Easter Day Year A
Meditation - Easter Day Year A
by David Middleton
Meditation - Easter Day Year A Go and tell my brothers! John 20: 1-18 Wake up, wake up! I’ve seen Jesus!’ ‘You mean you’ve seen his body?’ ‘No, I mean I didn’t see his body.’ ‘What do you mean Mary, you’ve seen him but you haven’t seen him?’ ‘I mean his body wasn’t there.’ Creat…
Blessed Ones
Blessed Ones
by Tim Coleman
The view from the cross of Christ of the people looking on. Image suitable for use in a PowerPoint slide (see below) PowerPoint Slide Size- This image is full size which is 2817 x 3880 pixels and 2.3MB The ideal way to insert into PowerPoint is:- Reduce the image size to 1024x768…
Reflection/poem: Crazy man
Reflection/poem: Crazy man
by Marjorie Dobson
Reflection/poem: Crazy man Couldn’t find time or space to eat, but he didn’t seem to care. People thought he was crazy, but that didn’t seem to bother him at all. Religious people said he was the devil incarnate, but he knew that wasn’t true. So what did Jesus do? What he did bes…
Hymn: Jesus who wandered alone in the desert