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Category: Matthew 5

Gentle – Look, See, Pray

April 20, 2023

Mostly, they are content in their mountains and forest homes, wishing to be left alone and undisturbed. … More Gentle – Look, See, Pray

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Shine for a Reason- Look, See, Pray

March 23, 2023

Your home, your workplace, your church, depends on YOUR presence: and through you, God’s Presence is made known. You are the daffodil that lights the pathway for the ones passing by. … More Shine for a Reason- Look, See, Pray

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Distinctive… Look, See, Pray

February 2, 2023

Gold, purple, and orange against a mellow green. A charming palette where shapes and colours are so distinctive. … More Distinctive… Look, See, Pray

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Micah 6 + Beatitudes

January 23, 2023

Micah 6:1-8 Click here for another post on this passage Right now, it’s flippin’ cold. I’m sitting in my study with a blanket and one of those heated pads on my lap. I’ve just read a news story about the coal-fired power stations being put on standby so that we don’t get blackouts in case … More Micah 6 + Beatitudes

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Reflect and Reveal- Look, See, Pray

August 11, 2022

Reflections are intriguing. They conceal as well as reveal: we normally expect to look THROUGH glass. Light bouncing back from the surface changes that. Honestly, those coach windows are rather dull without a reflection! Many reflections would be uninspiring- but a range of mountains adds a touch of class to the glass. … More Reflect and Reveal- Look, See, Pray

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Friend or Anenome? Look, See, Pray

March 10, 2022

Delicately coloured, beautifully designed like a “landing pad” for insects, these early flowers face the best and worst of Spring. Slugs are stirring and nibbling, Jack Frost may still call, but anemones offer themselves for food and for the future of their own gene pool. Sunny days are blessed by their beauty. … More Friend or Anenome? Look, See, Pray

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Beauty through Hardship- Look, See, Pray

January 6, 2022

Without the frost, these remnants of summer would have passed away unremarked. No-one would take their picture. It is in and through the freezing that the beauty emerges. … More Beauty through Hardship- Look, See, Pray

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Unsalty Salt – Isaiah 58:1-12 & Matthew 5:13-20

February 3, 2020

A Science Experiment

How can salt lose its saltiness? I mean, Sodium Chloride is Sodium Chloride, right?
In this experiment, we will make some gritty grotty salt and think about what it might be useful for. (Spoiler, it’s not chip butties!) … More Unsalty Salt – Isaiah 58:1-12 & Matthew 5:13-20

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Ridiculous! – Micah 6:1-8 & Matthew 5:1-12

January 27, 2020

Responding Act Justly Love Mercy Walk Humbly What could these mean in practical terms, in my country? In my church? In my life personally, in my family, school or work? White each phrase on a large piece of paper, perhaps different colours, and brainstorm some ideas for how these could look in our world today. … More Ridiculous! – Micah 6:1-8 & Matthew 5:1-12

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Doing things RIGHT. Look, See, Pray.

August 23, 2018

You might say that the Leaning Tower of Pisa is not a good example of doing it right. When you look at it, the fault is plain to see. It is a kind of magnificent blunder!  Crowds flock to see it every year, and it raises a fortune in entrance tickets. … More Doing things RIGHT. Look, See, Pray.

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Family Advent Devotions

Imaginative daily readings and prayers for adults and children with relaxing colouring, crafts and music.

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God Is With Us – Everywhere!

A Rhyming Nativity Play

Suitable for in-person or virtual performance by video.
Snappy and sassy, modern and meaningful.
Amazon’s #1 best-seller 2020.

 

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Christmas Gone Worng!

An All-Age Nativity Play

This light-hearted Nativity play tells the traditional Christmas story, but everything goes a bit worng. There is a stroppy Mary, a confused wise man and an angel who … well, you’ll have to read the script to find out.

 

 

 

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Away in a Suitcase

A (Twenty) First Century Nativity

A funny, festive yet poignant re-telling of the Nativity story. Mary and Joseph’s hotel room has been double-booked by three visiting foreigners. There are no travel cots left, so they use a suitcase as their baby’s first bed. With a charming transformation to a traditional crib at the end, there won’t be a dry eye in the house.

 

 

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I Saw Three Skits Come Sailing In

A Trio of Modern Nativity Plays

All three scripts in one book:

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  • Away in a Suitcase

 

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Lent Devotions

This Lent, discover the Bible as one Big Story of God and God’s people, from the very beginning of everything to the wonder of Easter morning. Daily readings, reflections and prayers.

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Broken Bits & Weirdness

… but God still loves us.
Brand new Lent devotions.
Creative intergenerational resources for groups and individuals.
Featuring crafts, cooking, mindfulness colouring and traditional Bible study.

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14 New Dramas

Your Christmas is sorted right here! A pop-up Nativity, memorable Christingle, Advent drama and more!
Plus Jonah on his way to Wales, Corby the Crow and Abraham with his Sat-Nav.

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And 12 More in Book 1

Meet Elijah and the Ravens, plus Snuffles and the Big Bad Cat. For  Christmas we have NaTVT 4U, plus Bold, Frankenstein and Mmm-errr. 30 Pieces of Chocolate for Easter fun and the poignant monologue A Bad Friday, plus loads more.

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So You’ve Finished Writing. Now What?

Whether you write books, articles, poems or self-help guides to frog wrestling, this books guides you with humour and helpful insight through the maze of the editing process and out into the wonderful world of publishing.

So what are you waiting for, the credits?

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