Ash Wednesday – The Reflectionary

ICYMI – ‘Shove’ Tuesday drama with free audio plus printable Lent resources

February 15, 2021

In Case You Missed It Check out this hilarious drama about forgiveness and ‘Shove’ Tuesday (with all apologies to Sir David Attenborough) Click here to get the script Lent Devotions Out now in Kindle for instant download, in paperback and from me (possibly even signed copies if you ask!) here’s a look at these hot-off-the-press … More ICYMI – ‘Shove’ Tuesday drama with free audio plus printable Lent resources

Zoomable Pancake Olympics + Ash Wednesday at Home Resources

February 9, 2021

Pancake Olympics Here are some great ideas for family / youth group fun for Pancake Day (Feb 16th in 2021), adapted for Zoom meetings. Also, Ash Wednesday at home – how do do your own ashing, with lots of links and resources. There’s still time to get your copy of The Big Story, Lent devotions … More Zoomable Pancake Olympics + Ash Wednesday at Home Resources

Last-minute Lent Resources

February 24, 2020

Here is a round-up of Lent resources from The Reflectionary, with some Holy Week items as well. Enjoy! (And if you like this post, please share it with others who would find it useful too. If each person reading this passes it on to just one extra, that’s a lot of free resources to help … More Last-minute Lent Resources

The Big Story – Holy Week

April 1, 2019

We reach the climax of the whole story this week as we walk through Jesus’ life and ministry from Christmas to Easter. Linking the Old Testament with the familiar story of the New, we see Jesus as the new Moses, the New David, the one promised from before eternity, the substance of former shadows. And … More The Big Story – Holy Week

The Big Story – Week 6

March 25, 2019

We ended last week with God’s people far from the land of promise. This week we see them living as exiles and longing for return, redemption and restoration. There is promise and there is hope, as the prophets speak of a deliverer, but it is along time coming. Eventually the voices of prophets fall silent … More The Big Story – Week 6

The Big Story – Week 5

March 18, 2019

We ended last week with David’s fall from grace. This week we see him restored by God, and his son building a temple for God’s name. But the kingdom splits and we follow the slow decline of this once-mighty kingdom as first one half and then the other is sent into exile, and we end … More The Big Story – Week 5

The Big Story – Week 4

March 11, 2019

We reach the midpoint of Lent this week, and walk with God’s people through the wilderness and into the land of promise. We hear of God’s ten best ways to live in the land, and see God’s patience with an ever-failing people. Finally comes David, a man after God’s own heart – here we see … More The Big Story – Week 4

The Big Story – Week 3

March 4, 2019

In this week’s journey through the Bible’s connected story of the Bible, we cover the story of Moses, from his birth to the borders of the Red Sea. “Were there no graves for us in Egypt?” wail the children of Israel fearing that their God has abandoned them. Was the story about to end? Quick … More The Big Story – Week 3

The Big Story – Week 2

February 25, 2019

Continuing our walk through the seamless story of the Bible, this week we meet Abraham, Isaac and Jacob. They journey from Egypt to Canaan and back to Egypt meeting God in unexpected places and growing into God’s promise. But then it looked like God had abandoned his people. Was the story about to end? This … More The Big Story – Week 2

The Big Story – Week 1

February 18, 2019

This year for Lent, take a walk with me through the seamless story of the Bible. Over 40 days of Lent, plus Holy Week, we journey from the time before time tracing the story of God’s people through to the glory of Easter. Each day tells a short part of the story, just three or … More The Big Story – Week 1