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Tag: Jesus

Does God like us? Look, See, Pray

September 25, 2025

Is that all that God feels for us? Dutifully loving and forgiving, etc., etc., but all very antiseptic and distant; we probably scrape in but it’s pretty close. … More Does God like us? Look, See, Pray

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Time And Tide Wait For No-one: Look, See, Pray

September 11, 2025

Teach us to realize the brevity of life, so that we may grow in wisdom. … More Time And Tide Wait For No-one: Look, See, Pray

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Walking in the Garden

September 8, 2025

Honey, I’m home! Gentle readers, greetings after the summer break. Thank you to those who said they’d missed these weekly musings – I feel very wanted. 😊 To those who didn’t even notice, I’m glad you had a full and fun summer, and I’ll just go a cry quietly in a corner. 😂 I have … More Walking in the Garden

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Nature’s Burglar- Look, See, Pray

September 4, 2025

I’d never seen a live raccoon before: discovering a troop at Northumberland Zoo was a delightful surprise. … More Nature’s Burglar- Look, See, Pray

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Wise Up- Look, See, Pray

August 14, 2025

You can’t outrun the North Sea. Incoming tides are incredibly fast, and if you get to the causeway as the sea is reaching the road… STOP. GO BACK. Or wave goodbye to your prized car and enjoy several hours in the idiot box. … More Wise Up- Look, See, Pray

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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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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

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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

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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

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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

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Seasons and Scriptures

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.
Creative intergenerational Lent devotions resources for groups and individuals.
Featuring crafts, cooking, mindfulness colouring and traditional Bible study.

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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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Christmas Gone Worng!

Away in a Suitcase

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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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