Prayer-Snooze? Look, See, Pray
January 19, 2023
I do believe that we can pray from a poor motive- “if I don’t pray, God will be in such a mess and everything wrong in the world will be MY fault.” … More Prayer-Snooze? Look, See, Pray
Category: 1,2 Kings
Luke 17 – Sozo
October 3, 2022
There’s a distinctly poxy feeling about this week’s passages, with Naaman and the Ten Lepers. I hope you’ve had your vaccinations! Checkout the links below for some upfront activities, reflections and even a drama script. Alternatively, you may be Harvest-focussed. See this post for a load of Harvest resources and there’s a great craft below … More Luke 17 – Sozo
Lord of the Harvest – Luke 10, Gal 6, 2 Kings 5
June 27, 2022
As usual, you will find a confession and absolution, blessings and dismissal at the end of this post. Don’t feel that those are not for you if you are not responsible for leading services. Many folks have commented that they make a beautiful (and sometimes challenging) addition to personal devotions and to small groups. In … More Lord of the Harvest – Luke 10, Gal 6, 2 Kings 5
Following, or not – I Ki 19, Psalms 16 & 77, Gal 5, Luke 9
June 20, 2022
At the end of this post you’ll find your liturgy resources for this week’s passages, where we have three stories about following. Or not. The Old Testament readings show either the call of Elisha in 1 Kings 19, or Elisha doggedly following Elijah and talking over his mantle in 2 Kings 2. Then in the … More Following, or not – I Ki 19, Psalms 16 & 77, Gal 5, Luke 9
Trinity 1, Elijah, and a squirrel doing the splits
June 13, 2022
After Pentecost, the RCL provides two parallel streams for the Old Testament and Psalms, one surveying the whole OT over three years, the other linking with the NT readings, and I am attempting the precarious task of straddling both streams! Liturgy resources will be based on either or both OT / Psalm combinations, or on … More Trinity 1, Elijah, and a squirrel doing the splits
1 Kings 8:1-43 – Both sides of the Cloud
August 16, 2021
Today is cloudy. That’s not much of a surprise because I live in Britain, and 80-90% of our days are cloudy – more if you live in the Lake District. Windermere gets around 3.3 metres of rain per year, which is 2 more than the rest of the UK and four times the US average! … More 1 Kings 8:1-43 – Both sides of the Cloud
1 Kings 2:10-12, 3:3-14 – Heinz 57
August 9, 2021
A little over a decade ago, scientists working in the Denisova Caves in the mountains of Russia came upon a fingertip bone. But this wasn’t a murder scene. The bone was ancient, and it was human, but it wasn’t us. Mostly. Not Homo sapiens, our species, nor Homo neanderthalis. This was a whole new species … More 1 Kings 2:10-12, 3:3-14 – Heinz 57
1 Kings 19:4-8 & John 6:35, 41-51
August 2, 2021
This afternoon, in a rare moment of domesticity, I made bread. I’m about as effective in the kitchen as a butterfly in a sumo match, but technology helps me cheat, so the house has been filled for hours with the drool-worthy scent of warm D’oh. Sorry, dough. It came out of the bread maker 20 … More 1 Kings 19:4-8 & John 6:35, 41-51
Betty and The Huge Pimple – 2 Kings 5:1-14
July 1, 2019
Our culture is dominated by the Big Names. Some celebrity blows their nose and it hits the headlines. (I mean the news hits the headlines not the … sorry). A Famous Name says, ‘buy this shampoo’ and we all buy it. So it’s a welcome antidote to such idle worship (did I spell that wrong?) that 75% of the … More Betty and The Huge Pimple – 2 Kings 5:1-14
1 Kings 19:4-8 – Recharging
August 6, 2018
Elijah had just had a massive battle with the prophets of Baal and he was totally wiped out. It manifested itself in physical exhaustion, spiritual burn out and mental depression. And you know what? It was OK. … More 1 Kings 19:4-8 – Recharging
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