I'm not really made from pink wool, and I don't live in outer space, but I DO like knitting! I'm a Bible-reading, maths-teaching, theology-studying, resource-writing, terribly untidy mum-of-three currently located in the middle of England. Occasionally, God gives me a thwack round the head with a rolled-up newspaper, and I try to listen. Sometimes.
Acts 11:1-18 There’s nothing new under the sun, to quote Solomon, so here in Acts we see an early episode of the church arguing. And a mere 18 verses later, it’s cleared up. Tea and biccies all round, everyone friends, and if it’s anything like a football match, they’re swapping jerseys. Just like we resolve … More Swapping Mitres
Yes, it’s Easter 4 and another sheepy set of readings, so here are links to a load of ovine resources, not forgetting the awesomeness that is ‘Bert is my Shepherd’! Click here for script (Video below if you’ve never seen it). Below the links is a reflection on one of the oft-overlooked verses from John … More Sheeping on the Job
We’ve all done it. We’ve all shouted the answer to a quiz question at the telly. “California!” I remember yelling. “Everyone knows it’s California! Why are you wasting a lifeline?” It was Alaska. Didn’t I look the idiot? How about this one: “3 May. Bistritz. Left Munich at 8:35 pm.” are the opening words to … More Acts 9 and Intellectual Humilty
Adapted from a 2017 post An Activity Find an audio recording of today’s passage – you can find them at Bible Gateway, for example. Sit quietly for a moment and notice to your breathing. Then listen to the passage with your imagination as well as year ears. Imagine yourself in the room. I wonder who … More Mentioning-the-elephant-in-the-room Thomas
It’s the Easter hols! Yay! I don’t have to go to school for two weeks! To celebrate, below is a fun activity related to this year’s reading about ‘Cloak’ Sunday, plus a selection of links from all over the place that that I hope you find useful. This gorgeous Sunset / Sunrise craft is from … More Intergen Easter Resources
Here is liturgy I wrote for Good Friday and Easter Day, with Holy Saturday added to complete the three days. You can use these in church, small groups or for personal meditations on these days of darkness, of silence and of light. Good Friday Isaiah 52:13-53:12, Hebrews 4:14-16, 5:7-9, John 18:1-19:42 Confession and Absolution Surely, … More Days of Darkness, Silence and Light
In English we have many ways to talk about when something happened. Oh yes, this post is going to be very in-tense! (If you’re about to shudder and remember Year 4th grammar with old Mr Slater, breathe. It’s OK. This is me. We’ll be fine.) I found this handy-dandy chart that shows English tenses. We’re … More Tetelestai – Perfect
We’ve all seen them, the offers that look too good to be true. Earn $3,750 per week from your sofa!!! Brand new top-of-the-range phone for only $5 per month!!! Free cheese!!! Yeah, right. If it looks too good to be true, it probably is. But while our hyper-connected world of WhatsApp and Insta-everything gives scammers … More Too Good to be True? Isa 55
Morning, ‘Flectioneers, something a little different today. Below we have your Confession and Absolution, Blessing and Dismissal based on the lectionary passages (Psalm 27 this week), with two alternatives for the confession (I know, I spoil you) but first, some thoughts on that weirdness of weirdnesses, the boiling pot of Genesis 15. A couple of … More Covenant and Ps 27
A Reflection The Devil! What do you think of when you hear that – a dapper chappy with pointy beard and horns? A comic strip character dressed in red with a pitchfork and a pointy tail? It’s all a bit cartoony, a bit story-book, isn’t it? As grown-ups, surely we’ve got beyond such childish notions. … More Temptation of Jesus – Ps 91, Lk 4
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