Luke 17:11-19 and 2 Kings 5:1-15 For resources on Naaman, click here. For Harvest stuff, click here. Regular readers may remember that I’ve recently started rev training. (Here’s a gratuitous pic of my beautiful college in Cuddesdon, nr Oxford.) I’m just back from the induction weekend and now I’m planning the next college Eucharist. In at … More Untouchable?
Acts 11:1-18 There’s nothing new under the sun, to quote Solomon, so here in Acts we see an early episode of the church arguing. And a mere 18 verses later, it’s cleared up. Tea and biccies all round, everyone friends, and if it’s anything like a football match, they’re swapping jerseys. Just like we resolve … More Swapping Mitres
Have you ever burned yourself? I know I have. Nothing glamorous like getting toasted while rescuing a small child from a flaming inferno. I’ve just caught my arm on the iron, or failed to realise that a dish taken straight from the oven is still hot. Still, they hurt like heck. (Run it under the … More Germolene & Isa 6
Some ideas for a Maundy Thursday with more of the punch that it had the first time round. … More Maundy Thursday – What really needs cleaning?
This activity illustrates that the inside is what counts. You could use it in an informal church service, a Sunday school or youth group or an RE lesson. You each need a heart shape, about 5cm (2″) wide that is black on one side and silver on the other. You could cut the heart from … More Activity – Bright Heart
You think that’s a bit potty-mouthed for a Bible study? Jesus himself didn’t pull any punches. In verse 18 he explains to the disciples who, as so often, don’t quite get it, “‘Then do you also fail to understand? Do you not see that whatever goes into a person from outside cannot defile,19 since it enters, not the heart but the stomach, and goes out into the sewer?’ (Thus he declared all foods clean.)” Oh yes, Jesus was talking about poo! … More Mark 7:1-8, 14-15, 21-23
The Reflectionary 