Mark – Page 2 – The Reflectionary

Just Follow- Look, See, Pray

June 13, 2024

All the cygnets have to do is follow. Stay close, stay alive, absorb life-skills. … More Just Follow- Look, See, Pray

Another week, another summer’s day sitting in a cardi and wondering whether I should sink to the abysmal level of putting on socks. Do you know that right now, on the Arctic circle, it’s 23 degrees? Here’s a pic from the live webcam to prove it. Twenty-three flippin’ degrees! (Seventy-three for those who still reckon … More Through the Roof & Mark 2

The Big Ten

February 26, 2024

Wow! What a blockbuster set of readings today: The Ten Commandments (with Charlton Heston at the ready), Psalm 19 (cue Haydn “The hea-vens are tel-ling the gl-o-ry of God”), 1 Cor 1’s “God’s foolishness is wiser than human wisdom, and God’s weakness is stronger than human strength,” and finishing up with Jesus kicking over the … More The Big Ten

Timing- Look, See, Pray

February 22, 2024

For just a short time this climbing rose is beautiful. Most of the year it is either leafy or bald! But in Spring these magnificent roses cry out to be photographed. Timing is everything- too soon and the roses are tight buds. Too late and the petals are imitating confetti all over the ground. At … More Timing- Look, See, Pray

Yegg-a-thon (Easter Community Event)

February 19, 2024

Planning an Easter Community Event? Here are some fab resources for you. You’re welcome. Liturgy resources at the bottom and and load of Easter crafts, great for your Messy Church, cafe-church, Community Event, or simply having fun at home. And remember, crafts aren’t just for kids. Have you considered doing craft at a Bible study … More Yegg-a-thon (Easter Community Event)

Lent – Yes Already!

February 5, 2024

Well January was a long year, but we got through it, right? And now it’s almost Lent? Seriously? I’ve only just put the crib away! But panic not, dear ‘Flectioneers. I have some yummy resources for you. A few Lent devotional books, printable Puzzle Pages (great for take-home bags), and a beautiful Lent loose-part story, … More Lent – Yes Already!

Marked- Look, See, Pray

February 1, 2024

Bakewell Livestock Market… the sheep were crowded in their pens. To the layman (me) they were a mass of white, brown, black, or mottled animals. Apart from that, all simply sheepish. Wool, legs, faces and beautiful eyes. Someone had been at work, though; marking the sheep in different colours denoting their owners. This small group … More Marked- Look, See, Pray

The Gospel According to Fred Dibnah

January 22, 2024

We have a guest post today: an extract from the Gospel according to Fred Dibnah. You’ll find that below, along with a short video (in case you don’t know who Fred Dibnah is), some thoughts on the 1 Cor passage and your liturgy resources, as ever. I would also like you to rejoice with me … More The Gospel According to Fred Dibnah

Fishy People

January 15, 2024

Have you ever looked around the people in your church and thought “There’s something a bit … fishy about them”? I know I have. But, just like when I sit in a traffic jam complaining about the congestion to which I am contributing, I am one of the fishy ones, too. But take heart, gentle reader, … More Fishy People

‘Water’ way to start!

January 1, 2024

Genesis 1:1-5, Psalm 29, Acts 19:1-7, Mark 1:4-11 Water. There’s a lot of it about. The earth’s surface is 71% water, that jacket spud you’re having for lunch is ¾ water, and even you, the person reading this, are a “bag of mostly water.” 1 Your brain is almost entirely water. And where I live, … More ‘Water’ way to start!