Creation101
When we read of the creation in Genesis what are our thoughts? Is it factually correct or a metaphorical story? This week's Bible Study has allowed us to explore this...
It’s not what a Church would do
It’s not what a Church would do, is it? There was quite a hullabulloo years gone back when Sunday trading arrived in England – I wonder whether it had the...
I could have licked the plate!
A few of us have been able to celebrate with either a birthday, wedding or an anniversary recently. It's often strange as the quality of the food increases, the portions...
Which is it to be?
What with the Olympics and life in general, it is very much 'be the best'. What can we attain, can we reach higher than the next person? In today's texts:...
Who do you say that I am?
"Which one?" said one response, "the brown Jesus or the Republican version?" You can sense a certain political spin there. "What the guy from those misogynistic stone age 'reimagined' supernatural...
Out of Kilter
It's an interesting phrase as 'Out of Kilter' means a variant of an older English dialect word 'kelter', which means 'good health; good condition'. Is that how we might feel...
Holidays – when is the next one?
It was lovely to welcome back so many people to the Knit & Knatter meeting this morning. Often the focus can be upon the knitting or sewing but the nattering...
Rules Rules!
We have seen many Government signs over the past nigh on 2 years. That of Stay alert (never sure we could control a virus), and Hands Face Space, amongst others....
Where is God today?
Turnstiles photo by Vlad B on Unsplash I wonder if the Church is like a ticket gate, where there are spaces for people to move in and out, as circumstances dictate. It’s not...
What’s so important?
In Maslow's triangle the facets of life are organised in layers, with the most important on the bottom - that's wifi and battery isn't it? In my military survival training...
Freedom Day
It is said that: "Introversion is a personality trait characterized by a focus on internal feelings rather than on external sources of stimulation. Introverts and extroverts are often viewed in terms...
Scapegoating is acceptable?
The scapegoating of another seems a common place in today's politics. If we can ascribe something negative towards a group of people then we can make ourselves look better -...