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Reflections
by Doug Burke
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The arranged marriage
The arranged marriage
by Rev. Margaret Roe
Rebekah – Genesis 24 The arranged marriage “Would I go with him?” I was asked. I was surprised to hear myself say yes so readily. I was also surprised that I had been consulted. Women did not usually get any say in who they married. And I did not even know the man I was to marry.…
Poem/Reflection: Amos
Poem/Reflection: Amos
by Marjorie Dobson
Poem/Reflection: Amos Was he a professional prophet? No, he wasn’t. Was he the son of a prophet? No. he wasn’t. Did he earn money from preaching? No, he didn’t. Amos had been a shepherd. Amos had worked as a farmer Amos had been called from the fields and sent out into other fiel…
Reflection: Naming a child
Reflection: Naming a child
by Marjorie Dobson
Reflection: Naming a child The naming of a child is a very serious business, though some take it very lightly. Pity the child named after all the players in his father’s favourite football team; or the girl who finds her first name making some ludicrous combination with the surna…
Reflection: Everyone knows …?
Reflection: Everyone knows …?
by Marjorie Dobson
Reflection: Everyone knows …? Everyone knows the story of the woman who poured perfume over the feet of Jesus and wiped it away with her hair. Everyone knows that someone – a man - thought it was disgraceful that this should happen in public and strongly protested about it. Every…
Reflection/poem: Questioning the Psalm
Reflection/poem: Questioning the Psalm
by Marjorie Dobson
Reflection/poem: Questioning the Psalm If God’s law is so loveable, why do so many people find it impossible to live by it? If God’s law gives the power to defeat the enemy, why do so many people suffer for their beliefs? If God’s law grants superior knowledge, why do so many peo…
The Jilted Bride
The Jilted Bride
by Rev. Margaret Roe
Rachel recalls the night her father reneged on his promise of marriage. The Jilted bride How could he be so cruel! We had waited seven years for that day. Jacob loved me as much I loved him, ever since we first met by the well. He wanted to impress me, rolling the stone away with…
The potter and the clay
The potter and the clay
by Lynda Collier
A short reflection inspired by the picture of God as the potter in Jeremiah 18 : 1-6 . God is the potter I am the clay - He can shape and transform me but sometimes I am unwilling to let Him. Concludes with prayer that He will shape and mould me to His design.
Good Friday Crucifixions: Holy Week in Abstract