A MOTLEY CREW Think about Team Building- when you shape a group of people together for a purpose. You are looking for balance of the necessary strengths and skills; a…

RAISED AGAIN? The prophet Ezekiel was staring at a world in ruins. His nation of Israel had been invaded and ultimately destroyed. Living in exile with his people, news had…

THE POWER PACK The sermon began with a video clip of the Beavers packing for a journey. The Scout motto is “Be Prepared.” When you go on a journey, you…

SIGNING UP Famous last words number 2: “Go and make disciples of all nations.” This is the bit we do not like. It implies talking about our faith; trying to…

WHAT ABOUT HIM? “YOU are the Architect of your own life” reads the text on inspirational posters and the title of a self-help book by David Worthy. Very good, except,…

LEARNING TO BE LOVED There is no doubt about it- faith should make you a kinder person. That’s what this conversation between Jesus and Peter is about: “Peter, do you…

TAKING THE OLD INTO THE NEW It was Princess Eugenie, wasn’t it, who deliberately had her wedding dress designed to reveal a long scar running down the back of her…

EASTER SUNDAY 2021 Who wrote these words? See if you can come up with the answer by the time I have finished reading. “It was the best of times; it…

ONE MORE STEP: TRAVEL WITH GOD Do you remember when the Vicar of Dibley produced a Nativity Play? And how David Horton- the local Lord of the manor and Chairman…

ONE MORE STEP-JOINING THE DOTS You don’t have to be in a good place in order to do good things. This is what the story of Esther is about. Esther…