Nine years ago (Nine years! Can you believe that?) I wrote a lump on Malachi’s refining fire. I was going to write something this week, but then I looked back and thought, ‘actually, that was a cracking piece’, so here it is again. If you can remember nine years ago, feel free to skip to … More Cat litter & felt balls
We’re off-piste again this week as I have been drafted in for an emergency intergen slot. (OK, not much of an emergency. What can I say? I live a quiet life.) So please find below a modern take on Jesus’ ‘you are the light of the world’ metaphor in Matt 5, and a wonderfully geeky … More Light of the World – and Some Geeky Physics
You’re going to love this week’s craft! It’s a foldable exploding squash book. Template included below and video demonstration. You can use the template for lots of different events, but here I’m using it to show Jesus’ command that we should take the good news of God’s love “To the ends of the Earth!” Plus … More Ascension + Exploding Squash Book!
The weather forecast is, “Cloudy, with a chance of glory over high ground.” (Click image to download larger version.) This week’s readings have a lot of clouds. Moses and the cloud, Jesus and the cloud, Peter and his big mouth and the cloud. Following the theme you could add the ascension, the pillar of cloud … More Cloudy with a Chance of Glory + Making a Prophet (script)
“I was merely thinking God’s thoughts after him.” – Johannes Kepler, astronomer. … More Humble Wonder- Look, See, Pray
I’ll admit it. I put my hand up and confess. I find the endless ‘Alleluias’ irritating. I mean, they’re OK on Easter Day: ‘He is risen indeed, Alleluia!’ That’s fine. But if you say the daily office between Easter and Pentecost, every third word is Alleluia it seems, and I can’t wait to be rid … More Ascension – Luke 24, Acts 1, Eph 1
A year ago saw me in the weirdest job interview ever. I was sitting on my sofa throwing chemicals into a candle flame while pretend-talking to a class of children on zoom. (Covid makes us do strange things.) The interview was for the Faraday Institute, Cambridge, a hub of brilliant Faith and Science resources (do … More Science and Faith – my new favourite book
John 3:1-17, Romans 8:12-17 To slightly mis-quote Monty Python, ‘What has the Trinity ever done for us?’ Well, maybe not aqueducts, roads or public baths, but in today’s passages we find probably the biggest and best thing that anyone ever did for someone else. God adopted us into his family, and by doing that gave … More What has the Trinity ever done for us?
Who expected, a year ago, that we’d still be meeting virtually in a year’s time? Some churches have started back with 3D meetings, some are still on-line, many are a mixture. It’s going to be a while until ‘normal service(s) is resumed’. So here are a whole bunch of Great Commission / Ascension / Pentecost … More Great Commission / Ascension / Pentecost Resources Round Up
Lent Book I’m delighted to report that my new Lent book shot straight to the #1 slot in Bible Meditations. Woo Hoo! Boogie boogie! (That’s me doing a little dance around the study floor.) Thank you for all the lovely comments I’ve received from readers. I trust this book will be a blessing to you … More Holy Smoke! New Science Experiment, Plus Bonus Resources
The Reflectionary 