Ironically, many of the great scientific and medical advances take place under the pressure to “win wars”. Progress and improvement forged in the furnace of aggression… How tragic. … More Who leads? Look, See, Pray
Isa 35, Jas 2 and Ps 146 Unless your name is Inigo Montoya (“You killed my father. Prepare to die.”), vengeance is not a popular word in our culture. It brings forth images of blood feuds, savagery and gang-land violence. So when in our Isaiah 35 reading or Deuteronomy 32:35 (It is mine to avenge; … More Vengeance and a Dominionican
Two all-age resources for you this week, one based on the lectionary passage of Exodus 20 and the other a fun activity linked to James 4:11-12 & Romans 14 – Do not Slander One Another (part of the ‘One Another’ series at my home church). Plus, at the bottom, your liturgy resources, of course. Next … More Ten Commandments and Paper Aeroplanes
Just before we get into the good stuff, here’s the latest stop on the blog tour: Liz Manning’s The Stuff Life is Made Of Plus, hear me on the radio (from 3h12) And (last one, promise) me on the URC’s daily Devotions (6th Feb) Now choose life! “This day I call the heavens and the … More Dt 30, Ps 119 – and a life choices machine!
Two fab resources for you this week: As usual, your liturgy for next week’s lectionary readings can be found at the bottom of this post, but first, an interactive all-age talk based on Deut 6:4-9 and Jesus’ reference to this in Mark 12:30-31 and Matt 22:36-40 plus Luke 10:25-28. PDFs and video included as well. … More Deut 6 – Love the Lord Your God
Activity – Have you seen your face? This is great for an up-front demo, hilarious at a youth group, and perfect for Messy Church – particularly good in a daddy-daughter pairing. You will need: Large selection of make-up / face paints / hair accessories One mirror Camera to take embarrassing photos What to do: Put … More Have you seen your faith? (Deut 4:1-9, Mark 7:1-23, James 1:17-27)
Mothering Sunday is going to be … different … this year. No distributing bunches of daffodils to all the women in church. No visiting our aged mum and grandmums. No kids bouncing happily around giving out hand-made sticky things. And for a lot more folks than usual, Mothering Sunday will have unhappy associations because of … More Mothering Sunday and Holy Week
Matt 22:34-46 – The Greatest Commandments Welcome to Together Apart, a set of new intergenerational resources for all of us in God’s family. Loads of printable pages jam-packed with great ideas that you can download and use for free. Links for PDFs are below. Each week you’ll find Bible study ideas for all ways of … More Together Apart – Matt 22 – The Greatest Commandments
In a world where even rocks can be eroded or shattered, the Rock stands secure. My hope is founded in building life on “the Rock that doesn’t roll”… and who, instead, rolled away the Stone from the Tomb and shouted “Resurrection!” to the Universe. … More 10 Years? – Look, See, Pray
Exodus 20:1-20 – The Big Ten! News Flash! Keep an eye open for a brand new, Covid-safe Nativity play! Suitable for in-person or virtual performance. Coming out next week with a whole host of other Christmas resources. (Yes, I said the C-word!) Welcome to Together Apart, a set of new intergenerational resources for all of … More Together Apart – Exodus 20 – The Big Ten!
The Reflectionary 