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PRAYERS AROUND THE WORLD FOR THE BIRTH OF CHRIST SUNDAY 20th December A Christian prayer Almighty and everlasting God,Who stooped to raise fallen humanityThrough the child-bearing of blessed Mary;Grant that we, who have seen your gloryrevealed in our human nature,may...
PRAYER IN LOCKDOWN – FOUNDATIONS OF FAITH
One of the divides between the major faiths is ignorance, which then feeds prejudice. These blogs aim to help us pray and appreciate bow members fo other faiths pray. The theme this week is ‘Foundations’ - those prayers which as members for faith communities we take...
PRAYER IN LOCKDOWN – 1
So - we’re back in lockdown. As the Chinese proverb says, “It’s better to light a candle than to curse the darkness.” So one thing I can do is to send out a prayer a day. I want to emphasise that we’re all in this together by including prayers and thoughts...
MISUNDERSTANDING JESUS – 3
MATTHEW GETS IT WRONG There are several ways in which, in my opinion, Matthew gets Jesus wrong. Here I am going to concentrate on just two parables, the parable of the labourers in the vineyard, 20.1-16, and the parable of the wedding banquet, 22.1-15. ...
MISUNDERSTANDING JESUS – 2- how he shocked people
How shocking! Jesus regularly shocked his contemporaries, especially the religious ones. Here are some examples. Not washing It doesn’t seem a big deal. In the Disney film “Snow White and the Seven Dwarves”, Snow White asks her friends, “When did you...
MISUNDERSTANDING JESUS – SOME JOKES
Luke and the Jokes of Jesus Jesus was a Palestinian Jewish tradesmen, Luke was an educated Greek doctor. No wonder they had different senses of humour. This blog will recount some of Jesus’ jokes, and why Luke did not get it. Toilet Humour Mark 7.1-22...
THE SAGA OF JOE
A Soap in 12 episodes based on Genesis 37-50 Introduction This is a sequel to “The Saga of Jake”, last week’s blog. If you have not read it and do so now, it will bring you up to speed. Both of these sagas could be the basis of a regular TV ‘soap’. ...
THE SAGA OF JAKE
A Suggested Soap in 12 episodes based on Genesis 25-35 Introduction The story of Jacob in Genesis 25-35 would make an ideal TV soap opera, in the mould of “Eastenders” or “Emmerdale”. It contains dramatic conflicts within and between families, and a mysterious...
THE GREATEST POPE?
GREGORY THE GREAT c.540 - 605 The end of the world Asinarian gate, Rome Gregory was born to a rich and ancient senatorial Roman family about 540, during the war in which the Empire of the East reconquered Italy from the Goths. The war lasted for twenty...
The Bible Meets Mills & Boon!
TOBIT an historical romance Introduction - Where’s Tobit? The Book of Tobit used to be one of the best loved books of the Bible. It has pathos, threat, money, love and a happy ending. Ideal holiday reading! It was probably written in Greek,...