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Inspirational and devotional articles to encourage your readers in their faith.
- How do you ‘sit’ in church? I’m a wriggler and change my position on the seat often. I cross one leg over the other, then swap them over, stretch them out, then cross them at the ankles. I do the same with my arms. I lean one way and then the other. In other words, ‘I’m a...Reflected Faith: Sit and be Still
- Remember the story of Jacob, and how God met him in a dream when he was sleeping on the desert floor with a rock for his pillow? The story in Genesis 28 says this: ‘When Jacob awoke from his sleep, he thought, “Surely the Lord is in this place, and I was not aware of...Wake up!
- Lord, for the years your love has kept and guided, urged and inspired us, cheered us on our way, sought us and saved us, pardoned and provided: Lord for the years, we bring our thanks today. Lord, for that word, the word of life which fires us, speaks to our hearts and sets our souls...The story behind the HYMN: ‘Lord, for the years’
- The word ‘grace’ is one of the most important words found in the New Testament. It means God’s loving disposition towards us as sinners. God’s ‘grace’ is almost another word for God’s love. This grace is the foundation of our salvation. So Paul can say that ‘we are justified freely by His grace’ (Romans 3:24);...Grace – God’s kindness towards us
- … the sheep listen to his voice. He calls his own sheep by name and leads them out. …he goes on ahead of them, and his sheep follow him because they know his voice. (John 10:3-4) Therefore, everyone who hears these words of mine and puts them into practice is like a wise man who built his...First, you simply have to be willing to listen
- Pentecost From the Vicar We Chose to Go to the Moon Reflected Faith: Hiding, waiting, hoping – FREE! Being brave? How long, O Lord? Be kind to each other ** Editor: The Revd Canon Paul Hardingham considers how the Holy Spirit can change our lives. Pentecost The celebration of Pentecost this month could be described...Looking at God (all articles) for May 2021
- The celebration of Pentecost this month could be described as a birthday party for the Church, as we remember the gift of the Holy Spirit to the first disciples (Acts 2:1-13). What are we celebrating? God’s Promise: The disciples obeyed Jesus’ instructions as they gathered in the Upper Room: ‘Do not leave Jerusalem, but...Pentecost
- The celebration of Pentecost this month could be described as a birthday party for the Church, as we remember the gift of the Holy Spirit to the first disciples (Acts 2:1-13). God’s Promise: ‘Do not leave Jerusalem, but wait for the gift my Father promised’ (1:4). The disciples met expectantly in prayer for God’s promised...From the Vicar
- On 25th May 1961, President John F Kennedy announced to Congress that the United States ‘should commit itself to achieving the goal, before this decade is out, of landing a man on the Moon and returning him safely to the Earth.’ This reflected the United States’ desire to catch up with the Soviet Union in...We Chose to Go to the Moon
- The Canadian psychologist and best-selling author, Jordan Peterson, doesn’t believe we should be pursuing happiness. That could be a disappointment to 328m Americans, who have been taught for nearly 250 years that the pursuit of happiness is their God-given right. The same pursuit might describe the quest of others who, despite being educated, well-fed, secure...HAPPINESS?
- After many long months during the Covid pandemic we are at last beginning to be able to come together again. Some countries and some areas of some countries will be more open than others and we can only hope, pray and wait for all of us to be able to be ‘free’ again. May, in...Reflected Faith: Hiding, waiting, hoping – FREE!
- Some time ago I was helping my grandson George into his car seat in the back of my car, when I accidentally banged his head. He started to cry. ‘Come on, George, be brave,’ I said. ‘But I don’t want to be brave,’ he objected. I guess we all know that feeling. Sometimes life is...Being brave?