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The Meal Jesus Gave Us - New meal, new story - 5
The Meal Jesus Gave Us - New meal, new story - 5
by SPCK - Tom Wright
5 New meal, new story Part One HOW IT ALL BEGAN So, like I said, it’s as though we’re now a single family. Thirty-two of us who heard the story and had the same thing happen to us. My wife heard the story and it had the same effect on her too, but half the others are people we’d …
Wooden egg
Wooden egg
by Heather Stanley
Wooden egg on grass with yellow reflection of sunlight TIP- PowerPoint Slide Size- The ideal way to insert into PowerPoint is:- • Reduce the image size to 1024x768 pixels using your image editing software. (Will reduce image proportionally) • Insert as Picture in the normal way. …
Reflection: Paul and Timothy
Reflection: Paul and Timothy
by Marjorie Dobson
Reflection: Paul and Timothy Did Paul envy Timothy for his upbringing because he knew that it had led to a real devotion to the Christian cause, whereas Paul’s own background had first led him to the persecution of the Christians? Not the kind of envy that brings dissent, of cour…
The long awaited son
The long awaited son
by Rev. Margaret Roe
The long awaited son Have you ever made a fool of yourself and been embarrassed? I’m sure you have. Well I did once. Except I was embarrassed first and then made an ever bigger fool of myself. One day some visitors came. They were strangers but seemed to have come with a purpose.…
Reflection/Poem: A New Beginning
Reflection/Poem: A New Beginning
by Marjorie Dobson
Reflection/Poem: A New Beginning When the danger was gone; when the enemies had been left behind; when the journey was over; when the Promised Land had been reached; when the milk and honey was tasted; when the Passover was celebrated; when thanks had been given to God, then the …
Poem/Reflection: The Call
Poem/Reflection: The Call
by Marjorie Dobson
Poem/Reflection: The Call God calls all ages, all types of people and when that call comes it is not always easy to answer. Why me? What have I got to offer? I can’t speak, sing, work or pray in the way I’m being challenged to. I’m not good enough. Continues... ©Marjorie Dobson
Reflection/meditation: Agreement
Reflection/meditation: Agreement
by Marjorie Dobson
Reflection/meditation: Agreement It’s all about personal responsibility, isn’t it? It’s all about not being able to pass the blame back to a past generation, or excuse personal behaviour by claiming that it’s all in the genetic structure. At one time everyone relied totally on Go…
Poem:Quarrelling about words
Poem:Quarrelling about words
by Marjorie Dobson
Poem/meditation/reflection: Quarrelling about words If we believe in God and in what Jesus did and said and how he lived and died and how that same Spirit that was in Jesus is still with us in our world today, then we have the essence of our faith and all the truth that we need t…
Reflection/Meditation: Determination
Reflection/Meditation: Determination
by Marjorie Dobson
Reflection/Meditation: Determination You decide to set out on a very important journey. Your destination is a great city, but it is many miles away and you’ll need accommodation along the way. Friends offer to go ahead and set it up for you. They return, absolutely furious, becau…
The Healthy Option
The Healthy Option
by Valerie Anslow
God is the healthy option in a secular world for he feeds our spiritual needs. The Healthy Option Welcome to the weary traveller needing rest and comfort. Welcome to the family of four, three kids and mum, with a gritted teeth smile. Welcome to the old chap who sits by the door, …
Reflection: Visionary
Reflection: Visionary
by Marjorie Dobson
Reflection/dialogue/drama: Visionary (Could be read as a dialogue, or monologue) If your country was being over-run by an invading force and you were under siege in your own city, would you tell your king that God was prepared to hand over the city to the enemy? Jeremiah did. If …
Prayer: When we are swept along
Prayer: When we are swept along
by Marjorie Dobson
Prayer: When we are swept along When we are swept along by doubts and disbelief swirling around us, like the wind attempting to carry us with irresistible power: when we find it difficult to stand against public opinion: when we feel the whole world is against us: when we are in …
Reflection/Poem: Thankful for the Law
Reflection/Poem: Thankful for the Law
by Marjorie Dobson
Reflection/Poem: Thankful for the Law For those of us who live in settled lands, have homes and families and reasonable stability, make money for our basic needs although it never seems enough, embrace democracy whilst grumbling against the government and are thankful that we do …
Reflection: One lost boy
Reflection: One lost boy
by Marjorie Dobson
Reflection: One lost boy It’s not that unusual for a twelve-year-old boy to stray away from his parents for a while. That’s just about the age when it’s most likely to happen. Twelve is one of those difficult stages in life when childhood is considered to be past, but teenage is …
Reflection: One body
Reflection: One body
by Marjorie Dobson
Reflection: One body Don’t know much about cars – not being a driver. Don’t know much about engines – not being a mechanic. Don’t know how to fill up a petrol tank - not owning a vehicle. Don’t know about tyre treads, or changing wheels – never having dealt with them. Only know a…
Reflection/meditation: Two miracles