The Marks of a Good Story
Do you like to hear a good story? Most of us do. I could say we all like a bit a gossip; to get the ‘hanes’ in Welsh. Who’s your favourite storyteller? You might come up with famous writers such… Continue Reading
Do you like to hear a good story? Most of us do. I could say we all like a bit a gossip; to get the ‘hanes’ in Welsh. Who’s your favourite storyteller? You might come up with famous writers such… Continue Reading
Use an egg as visual aid. In a few weeks we are going to be seeing a lot of these, perhaps not quite like this one but of the chocolate variety . It reminds us of new birth, Easter, spring, … Continue Reading
‘-for instruction shall not perish from the priest, nor counsel from the wise, nor the word from the prophet.’ (Jeremiah 18.18) This was an old saying in Israel quoted by the prophet Jeremiah. In times when we seem to lack… Continue Reading
Our reading today comes from the beginning of Mark’s gospel. We will be dipping into this fast-moving account of Jesus’ life quit a lot this year. We find Jesus and some of the disciples in Capernaum on the northern shores… Continue Reading
Have you ever played the board game ‘Cluedo’? It has always been a firm favourite in our household. The aim of the game is to find out which of the characters committed murder with what implement in what room of… Continue Reading
I’d like to take you on a little trip down Memory Lane, back to a time when things in general seemed a little more care free. I’d like you to imagine that it’s a beautiful day in the middle of… Continue Reading
Parents, teachers, and others dealing with children on a daily basis regularly face the dilemma of how and when to reward and how and when to punish. Did Johnny mean to hit his sister with a cricket bat or was… Continue Reading
What are your plans for Christmas? Usually, that would be an entirely innocent question in mid-November. By this point in the year most of us would have already made our arrangements for Christmas: the parties and lunches would be booked,… Continue Reading
Most of us have been caught off guard by the Coronavirus pandemic. People are constantly surprised by having to live in ways and take precautions that would never have been imagined a year ago. But virologists, people who study infectious… Continue Reading
Just a few short weeks ago I was listening to Jonathan preaching his Sunday morning sermon. If my memory serves me right he preached about a king whose son was about to be married and a wonderful feast had been… Continue Reading