In what might be my maddest Christingle script yet, I present to you the awesomeness that is [drum roll] Dog-tingle! Yes, you heard that correctly. Christingle featuring a dawg. Click here for the script and a ‘what-you-need’ list (Primarily a patient dawg, if that’s not giving too much away.) Guaranteed to be memorable, not guaranteed to … More Dog-tingle – oh yes!
Happy Monday, peeps, and perhaps happy September-weather-that-actually-feels-like-September-not-mid-August-in-Death-Valley. We have a reflection on the foolishness of the cross ^Z^Z^Z^Z^Z bronze snake, and a beautiful confession based on John chapter 3. A reminder that Harvest resources, if you missed them last week, can be found here and Remembrance resources, here. In the coming week, I’m looking forward … More Stupid Snake – Num 21
Micah 6:1-8 Click here for another post on this passage Right now, it’s flippin’ cold. I’m sitting in my study with a blanket and one of those heated pads on my lap. I’ve just read a news story about the coal-fired power stations being put on standby so that we don’t get blackouts in case … More Micah 6 + Beatitudes
Click the image below to download a his-res flyer for my upcoming workshops. Feb mostly full, but dates available in Mar and Apr still. It’s a great resource for Lent or anytime. Look below for your reflections on Isa 9 and your liturgy resources based on the hauntingly beautiful Psalm 27. Blessings, peeps! Lovely? Reflection … More Psalm 27 & Isa 9 – Lovely?
It’s a bumper pack today, my lovelies: an all-age talk based on John 1 (and remember, ‘all-age’ doesn’t mean ‘just for the kids’), your lovely liturgy resources, and only two weeks to the launch of my latest book! Pre-order at Amazon, Eden, Barnes and Noble, Waterstones etc and get a chonky big discount by using code labyrinth when ordering … More John 1:29-42 What are you looking for?
Make someone feel special with this simple but magical craft – perfect for a Father’s (or Mother’s) Day, end-of-term celebrations for a special teacher or for children moving schools. You will need: coloured paper pencil ruler scissors gel pens What to do: Draw a large circle filling the paper. You can draw around a plate … More You’re a Star! A magical craft for someone special – Father’s Day / End of Term
This simple illustration shows how power is not held by those with the most human strength. You will need a rope something very heavy and strong, preferably a fixture such as a font. Secretly, if possible, tie one end of the rope to the immovable object. Ask for teams for a tug-of-war and have all … More Activity – If God be for us …
Western culture values the rich and famous, it values reason, technology and image, it values power and prestige. Jesus was nothing like that. In today’s culture he would be a complete nobody, and the Greek culture of Corinth thought the same. … More 1 Corinthians 1:18-31
Disagreeing is part of life, and if we take our faith seriously, we will have opinions on matters and that is right and good. The important thing is to be able to disagree well, without falling out. … More 1 Corinthians 1:10-18
How are you feeling about yourself today? Are you brightly forging ahead with your New Year’s resolutions and starting to see the ‘new you’ emerging from the cheese-induced stupor of festive over-indulgence? Or are those resolutions already fading with the short January days and you’ve slumped back into the deadly same-old, same-old? … More 1 Corinthians 1:1-9
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