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Very much in my mind currently is the way that, at this time of the year, following Trinity Sunday, our gospel readings change from the … Read more

Being Thankful I have recently been re-reading the Biblical book of Jonah and spending time over each part of story. The story of Jonah is … Read more

What will you be doing on May 6th? Some will be glued to the TV from the crack of dawn, others will enjoy a day … Read more

Sometimes we just make life more complicated than we need.  Let’s take giving up chocolate for Lent, for example.  This year the whole of March … Read more

Roll on spring! February is an odd month. We’re still in winter, yet we start to see glimmers of the hope of spring with the … Read more

Mark 7: 24-30 Jesus was travelling in the borderlands where, according to  Mark, he was looking for peace and quiet. Yet his time for reflection … Read more

Matthew 3: 1-12 Artists often let their imaginations run riot depicting John the Baptist. His hair is wild; his face emaciated; his clothing ragged. You … Read more

Isaiah 11: 1-10 Jesse… who? If we turn to the book of Ruth, at the end we find that Ruth and Boaz have a son, … Read more

1 Corinthians 12: 12-20 ‘As it is, there are many members, yet one body’ (verse 20). Psalm 139 v.14 tells us that our bodies are … Read more

Isaiah 49: 13-16 In this reading, we hear God respond to the complaints from the people of Jerusalem, that God has forsaken them. He says … Read more