Tomorrow will have more light than today! Call me an optimist- but it is actually true! It may only be a minute or two, but we’ve passed the changeover point here in the northern hemisphere. Day by day we get through winter, and move towards the Spring. (Also, Christmas is a day closer! Yay!) I’ve never … More More Light! Look, See, Pray
OK, OK, I know I said I was taking time off over Christmas, but I just thought I’d slip you this last little nugget. It’s a loose-parts story script (eg Godly Play, Deep Talk, Out of the Box) for Christmas based on John 1 and the ‘God is closer to us than our breath’ quote, … More Closer than our Breath
Strangely mesmerising… the brilliant scarlet is eye-catching, but I keep looking at the golden “thread” round the centre of the flower. I don’t know enough botany to know what those bright yellow strands are for- something to do with pollination, probably- so my eye treats them as a decoration! The picture become a glorious pattern. Spotting “golden … More Golden Thread- Look, See, Pray
I’m guessing that you’re all sorted for the big day by now, so here’s looking ahead slightly. (If you’re not sorted and you’re panicking, look back to the last couple of posts for loads of instant ideas, crafts, talks and printables). New Year’s Day is in three weeks and you’ll be too busy photocopying emergency … More Advent 3 + Hannukah + Epiphany
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder, they say. How else do we explain the choices made every day? Decorating, for example. Colour schemes in our homes vary from house to house, generational choices have their moment- do you remember chocolate brown internal doors? Or purple and orange patterned wallpaper? Or there’s the pragmatic … More Beauty’s Power- Look, See, Pray
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!
Snow is quite unusual here on the South Coast. Today gave us a smattering of the white stuff! Sadly, so little that it didn’t make a decent picture. So I’ve gone back to another snowy surprise- 1988 in the lovely town of Wirksworth in the Peak District. What started as a little scattering grew overnight- … More Snow… Look, See, Pray
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!
In the village Museum, high in the Austrian Alps, I came across this dramatic crib scene. Beautifully modelled, it catches something of the harsh realities of the life of the artisan people of Israel. Not a palace, not “picture-perfect” but featuring houses with cracked walls and very humble status. When we construct our “model Christmas” … More Austrian Crib- Look, See, Pray
Christ the King Resources Preaching on Christ the King (Ian Paul) The Sheep and the Goats (Ian Paul) John 18:33-37 Reflections on kingship Matt 25:31-46 Sorting Christ the King mobile craft Booklet from Wild Goose Publications Lesson plan based on Knights from Young Catholics God Give Me Patients! A script based on Ephesians 4:1-16, and … More Christ the King + God Give Me Patients!
The Reflectionary 