When I was a teenager (and before I had come to a personal faith), I recognised that there was something different in the faces of those that I knew that believed. Before I understood that it was the Holy Spirit shining out of them, I used to describe this phenomenon as them having “ITV” faces which drew its analogy from the sparkly radiance that make up and lights achieved in a TV studio … More Transfiguration
Communication is a wonderful thing, isn’t it? Particularly when we really listen.
I don’t know about your experience but, sometimes I feel that I am not being listened to terribly well by the teenagers in my life … More When God Speaks
A couple of months ago I was given a chilli plant that was well established with a small fruit already growing and several flowers. It was full of promise … More Mark 3.1-6
On the afternoon of Sunday 3 December our ALM Carol guided us through an Advent Prayer Journey. You can travel this path yourself … More Advent Prayer Journey
Today is our Harvest Festival, in which Rev Deborah encouraged us to have a “Harvest of Talents”. In place of a formal sermon, she offered this story and reflection: …after which the Sunday School Singers sang this song of gratitude for all that we have in the world: Sunday School then led us in prayers … More Harvest 2017
Rev Deborah gave this sermon on “Love” on Wednesday 20 September 2017. Have a listen here … More
Matthew 15:10–28
Isn’t that an embarrassing story about Jesus? OK, the woman’s daughter is healed by the end – but it doesn’t sound like the Jesus we know and love. It seems to include a couple of the hard sayings of Jesus. Things we wish he hadn’t said … More US and THEM
The readings in our service on Wednesday 12 July included an excerpt from Psalm 33, the response to which was “Praise the Lord, for His love endures always” … More Psalm 33
I wonder how many of us can remember doing a three legged race at school? Our teachers might have divided the class into pairs – or, less likely at my school, we got to choose our partner … More The Yoke of Jesus
he music for this Ascension Day hymn was composed by Michael Praetorius (1571 – 1621); the words written by Arthur Russell (1806-74) are … More The Lord Ascendeth up on High
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