John 6:56-69 – “Master, to whom would we go?”
August 20, 2018
CS Lewis’ wisdom on paddling and jumping in. … More John 6:56-69 – “Master, to whom would we go?”
Category: John
John 10: 7-10 … and the life everlasting. Amen
August 13, 2018
This is the text of my contribution to the URC’s daily devotional for last Thursday. It is the final installment of a series on the Apostle’s Creed. You can subscribe to the URC’s free daily devotionals by email by clicking here. Reading John 10:7-10 (NRSV) So again Jesus said to them, ‘Very truly, I tell … More John 10: 7-10 … and the life everlasting. Amen
John 6:1-21 – The Feeding of the … 12
July 23, 2018
Phillip speaks up. You can hear the frustration in his voice.
“It would take more than half a year’s wages …”
He’s right. There’s no way we can do this. Why is Jesus even suggesting it? … More John 6:1-21 – The Feeding of the … 12
Power of Light- Look, See, Pray
July 5, 2018
Light has power. It reveals important Truth. What is the Light highlighting right now? THAT is the subject of your next prayer. … More Power of Light- Look, See, Pray
Pass the Machete- Look, See, Pray
June 7, 2018
As the spring came, went, came back, then grudgingly handed over to sort-of-summer all the shrubs and bushes left in the garden went berserk. So I went to work. Two old-and-now-defunct lawnmowers later- they died- some well-blunted blades, and a collection of aches and blisters later: I discovered the garden was bigger than we had thought.
… More Pass the Machete- Look, See, Pray
Just imagine… Look, See, Pray
June 1, 2018
…we talk as friends about our day, our sore feet, the tasks that wait for us. We discuss our possible destinations, and where we might get some lunch. Oh, look at that! A kestrel hovers while mice cower. Listen- the goldfinches are singing… and the blackbird in the treetop… … More Just imagine… Look, See, Pray
Isaiah 6:1-8, John 3:1-17 – What do you see?
May 21, 2018
Do any of us really get the Trinity? It’s kinda like quantum mechanics (hang in with me here), which, though weird beyond belief, actually seems to work. … More Isaiah 6:1-8, John 3:1-17 – What do you see?
Ezekiel 37:1-14 – Bones and Breath
May 14, 2018
Ezekiel 37:1-14 – Bones and Breath
It’s a cracking story, every 8-year-old boy’s delight! But what has that weird story from Ezekiel got to do with Pentecost?
It’s about hope, it’s about God-with-us, it’s about life. … More Ezekiel 37:1-14 – Bones and Breath
John 15:9-17 I Chose You
April 30, 2018
John 15:9-17 ‘Chosen’
A mathemagic trick and script to illustrate ‘You did not choose me, but I chose you’.
Try it, you’ll be amazed! … More John 15:9-17 I Chose You
John 15:1-8 – Vinnie Vine-Leaf Branches Out
April 23, 2018
Vinnie Vine-Leaf’s brand new vine products emporium is open for business!
He’s hoping to make a GRAPE success of his new shop, but ends up with a totally different RAISIN for feeling VINE!
A super-fun sketch exploring our modern obsessions with independence. … More John 15:1-8 – Vinnie Vine-Leaf Branches Out
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