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Genesis 9: 12–17 It’s raining. Properly raining. Not a dull November half-hearted drizzle nor a sharp fresh April shower, but a torrential cloudburst. It’s teeming … Read more

1 December Genesis 1: 1–5 Beginning our journey through Advent, it seems particularly appropriate that, as we prepare again to welcome Jesus, the light of … Read more

As I write I  have  just  read  in  a  newspaper  that “We  shall  have Christmas!”. What do the newspaper mean by this? Well they are … Read more

In this strange year, it has brought me encouragement to realise how well we can maintain our life of worship and service even in difficult … Read more

I recently listened to a Radio 4 “In Our Time” podcast on the topic of parasites.  One of the speakers put forward the hypothesis that … Read more

October is here, Autumn is arriving, the leaves are turning on my view here in Heywood and the farmers are collecting their harvest nearby. Tractors … Read more

Many years ago, I was on a walking holiday in the Alps. We had walked for a few miles beside a stream, its water muddy … Read more

Pandemic time has been a very strange time, taking over our lives. It has taken away a lot of our freedom and drastically changed our … Read more

This is the season for holidays, for a slower, reflective time and for doing something different. At the time of writing I’m hoping to visit … Read more

‘Stay home, stay safe…. It’s a simple message which makes its point very clearly. And over eight weeks, we became used to the idea. No … Read more