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
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Cords of Human Kindness (Hos 11)
July 28, 2025
I led them with cords of human kindness, with bands of love. I was to them like those who lift infants to their cheeks. I bent down to them and fed them (Hosea 11:4) When I was a tot, I had a set of baby reins like these. In case you’re not familiar, baby reins … More Cords of Human Kindness (Hos 11)
Words, words- Look, See, Pray
July 24, 2025
Complex ideas and cultural references- the civil rights movement, assassination of JFK – have left musicologists grasping vainly to understand Dylan’s art. Some “explain” one or two verses- but I don’t think anyone other than Dylan understands the whole song! … More Words, words- 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)
Hunter- Look, See, Pray
July 18, 2025
For when we are faced with beautiful creatures, plants, or minerals it causes a response from the deeper part of our being. … More Hunter- Look, See, Pray
Blessed Are The Grumpy – Look, See, Pray
July 10, 2025
A warthog has a suspicious eye. There are a good few pounds of juicy pork attached to those mighty bones, and any predator able to catch it will enjoy a feast! No wonder warthogs look grumpy. … More Blessed Are The Grumpy – Look, See, Pray
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
Crèche- Look, See, Pray
June 19, 2025
Marvellous construction: the spider has wrapped three rose leaves with layers of web-silk, thus protecting the interior space where she laid her eggs. That’s the creamy-white blob centre right. Concealed within that silken shell are hundreds of spiderlings, and when you watch closely they run around reacting to the risk level. Quite fascinating! … More Crèche- Look, See, Pray
Hearing the Silence
June 16, 2025
1 Kings 19:1-15 Now there was a great wind, so strong that it was splitting mountains and breaking rocks in pieces before the LORD, but the LORD was not in the wind, and after the wind an earthquake, but the LORD was not in the earthquake, and after the earthquake a fire, but the LORD … More Hearing the Silence
Tetrahedron Teabags and Power Rangers’ Megazord
June 9, 2025
I have a shape in my hand. If I hold it to the light, it gives a square shadow. What is my shape? Most people will say a cube, and that’s a perfectly reasonable answer. It fits what we see exactly and is the most likely shape. Thinking about the square shadow that we can … More Tetrahedron Teabags and Power Rangers’ Megazord
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