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
What do you see first? The solid block of a mountain? Or the feathery streams of the waterfall? In the background, patches of snow adorn the distant ridge. Here in the fjords of Norway, I’m pulled towards the epic adventure saga of “The Lord of the Rings” by JRR Tolkien. I half expect to see elven … More Not all who wander are lost – Look, See, Pray
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
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
I’m doing French on Duolingo at the moment and alongside trying to remember how to spell keskersay* I’m struggling with the difference between savoir = to know and connaître = to know.** Apparently, one is for information and one for people. It’s a handy distinction. We should have different words in English, too. Knowing a … More Ps 139 – To Be Known
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!
Get Ready, the King is Coming! No, not Elvis, sadly. Although I’m sure he’ll feature on the Boxing Day TV schedule between re-runs of Bake-Off and a Carry On quadruple bill. Instead, (and no less thrilling) here’s the text of a sermon I preached last week on the theme of Get Ready, the King is … More Advent 2 – Get Ready, the King is Coming!
In what might be my maddest Christingle script yet, I present to you the awesomeness that is [drum roll] Dog-tingle! Yes, you heard that correctly. Christingle featuring a dawg. Click here for the script and a ‘what-you-need’ list (Primarily a patient dawg, if that’s not giving too much away.) Guaranteed to be memorable, not guaranteed to … More Dog-tingle – oh yes!
One of my most popular Advent resources is the awesome, magnificent, fantabulous Advent Flexagon. Click the link to get the PDF and video. But now there is more! Yes, you heard that right – another printable, foldable, colourable Advent yummy. This time it is based on the ever-popular fortune-teller / cootie catcher. I present to … More Flip-Flap Advent Story Teller
Devotionals are always popular for Advent. Here are a few you might like to look at. The first ones are for families and children, the later ones for adults. And look out next week for a fantabulous new Advent Craft, perfect for your Messy Church, schools work, afterschool event, Christingle or whatever. Just print and … More Advent Resources – 2
The Reflectionary 