Luke – The Reflectionary

Light Relief- Look, See, Pray

April 10, 2026

Essentially, it’s an elegantly simple flower which gets more complex as you study it and “play” with the light. … More Light Relief- Look, See, Pray

Seven Days- Look, See, Pray

December 18, 2025

Don’t be an ass- make Christmas mean something real. You’ve got seven days to get ready. … More Seven Days- Look, See, Pray

Before You Say It- Look, See, Pray

December 12, 2025

I heard myself say quietly “Come on, you could get a TANK through that gap!” … More Before You Say It- Look, See, Pray

Luke 17:11-19 and 2 Kings 5:1-15 For resources on Naaman, click here. For Harvest stuff, click here. Regular readers may remember that I’ve recently started rev training. (Here’s a gratuitous pic of my beautiful college in Cuddesdon, nr Oxford.) I’m just back from the induction weekend and now I’m planning the next college Eucharist. In at … More Untouchable?

Tightrope + Penny-Farthing = Treasure?

September 22, 2025

1 Timothy 6:6-19 and Luke 16:19-31 Let’s start with some maths. (Oh, go on. Please, please, please?) Cleaning my house involves Time and Work Cleaning = Time x Work We work to get money, so Work = Money And we all know the phrase “Time is Money”, so Time = Money Substitute those in and … More Tightrope + Penny-Farthing = Treasure?

Dishonest Stewart

September 15, 2025

Luke 16:1-13 There once was a vicar from Crewe,Who painted his cassock bright blue.When asked, “Is that right?”He beamed with delight,“It hides all the gravy stains too!” We know how poems go in English, rhyming at the ends of the lines, and a jolly rhythm: dum-dee-dee dum-dee-dee dum. Hebrew poems works differently. There’s no rhyme … More Dishonest Stewart

Walking in the Garden

September 8, 2025

Honey, I’m home! Gentle readers, greetings after the summer break. Thank you to those who said they’d missed these weekly musings – I feel very wanted. 😊 To those who didn’t even notice, I’m glad you had a full and fun summer, and I’ll just go a cry quietly in a corner. 😂 I have … More Walking in the Garden

Start Here… Look, See, Pray

July 31, 2025

The future may hold chicks of her own- it may hold only a short unfortunate encounter with a fox or peregrine! Who knows? … More Start Here… Look, See, Pray

The Lord’s Prayer (plus Colin Firth in that shirt)

July 21, 2025

Have you ever noticed something odd about The Lord’s Prayer? Like, it’s not the Lord’s prayer? No, really. Check it out in Matthew 6 or Luke 11 (this week’s gospel reading) and you will notice a lot of things different from the versions we say in church. There’s that whole chunk at the end missing … More The Lord’s Prayer (plus Colin Firth in *that* shirt)

Plumb lines and moveable goalposts

July 7, 2025

Amos 7:7-17 & Luke 10:25-37 Craft – make a plumb line You will need: string a large washer (or a fancy coin with a hole in the middle, like this one) Optional – gold paint or paint pen The washer has a hole in the middle – it’s ‘holey’ (arf arf!) It also looks like a … More Plumb lines and moveable goalposts