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Acts 2:1-14 (yes, 14!) The book of Acts is the second volume of a larger work beginning with what we know as the Gospel of Luke, both...

Raising of Lazarus - John 11: 1-44 I went up into the attic and found a Stradivarius and a Rembrandt. Unfortunately Stradivarius was a...

Then Paul stood in front of the Areopagus and said, “Athenians, I see how extremely religious you are in every way. For as I went through...

Read Mark 1:21-28 21-22 (The Message) Then they entered Capernaum. When the Sabbath arrived, Jesus lost no time in getting to the meeting...

Read John 21: 1-14 If I was John I would be tempted to finish my gospel at the end of chapter 20. Jesus has lived, died and risen, and...

The lectionary reading for today is John 20: 19-31, which I love as it seems so honest and true to life. Despite all that had happened in...

“But the end of all things is near: so be serious in your behaviour and keep on the watch with prayer; And most of all be warm in your...

Read Matthew 28: 1-8 There has been a growth in our understanding of happiness and well-being. There were a lot of tips during lockdown...

Zechariah wrote: “Behold, your king comes to you, triumphant and victorious. He is humble and riding on an ass, on a colt, the foal of an...

“Why are you afraid, you of little faith?” - Matthew 8:26 Today’s text comes from a familiar passage about Jesus and the disciples...

Hebrews 10:24-25 (NRSV) And let us consider how to provoke one another to love and good deeds, not neglecting to meet together, as is the...

Read Matthew 6:1-6, 16-21 Matthew 6 makes for a sombre reading- it is full of ‘do nots’. On one level it is a critique of...

Awake, awake, put on strength, O arm of the Lord! Awake, as in days of old, the generations of long ago! Was it not you who cut Rahab in...