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They will soar on eagle’s wings

The Lord is the everlasting God, the Creator of the ends of the earth.He will not grow tired or weary, and his understanding no-one can fathom.He gives strength to the weary and increases the power of the weak.Even youths grow tired and weary, and young men stumble and fall;but those who hope in the LordContinue reading “They will soar on eagle’s wings”

Tribute to Queen Elizabeth II

“Well done, good and faithful servant.” Matthew 25:21

Do not rely on the spider’s web

Job 8:13-15, 20-21Such is the destiny of all who forget God; so perishes the hope of the godless.What he trusts in is fragile; what he relies on is a spider’s web. He leans on his web, but it gives way; he clings onto it, but it does not hold. Surely God does not reject aContinue reading “Do not rely on the spider’s web”

A Highway Will Be There

Be strong, do not fear, your God will come …..Water will gush forth in the wilderness and streams in the desert.The burning sand will become a pool, the thirsty ground bubbling springs.In the haunts where jackals once lay, grass and reeds and papyrus will grow.And a highway will be there;It will be called the WayContinue reading “A Highway Will Be There”

Your Fruitfulness Comes from Me

O Ephraim, have no more to do with idols ……I am like a green pine tree; your fruitfulness comes from me.Who is wise? He will realize these things.Who is discerning? He will understand them.The ways of the Lord are right; the righteous walk in them, but in them the rebellious stumble and fall. Hosea 14:8-9

#3 Oh, Jesus I Have Promised

At school I loved singing although I couldn’t read. In assembly each morning we sang hymns and I loved it and sang at the top of my voice. There was one hymn which I really loved, but I thought the words were a bit strange: Oh, Jesus, I have promised To serve thee to theContinue reading “#3 Oh, Jesus I Have Promised”

#2 Dinosaurs Sorted

But I minded……. That is why I returned to the church and pushed open the heavy wooden door which everyone thought a child could not open. It was scary, but I had nerves of steel and always have had. I crept into the church, took the dinosaurs out of the Easter Garden and dropped themContinue reading “#2 Dinosaurs Sorted”

#1 I’ll Sort it Out

TRUTH matters in my opinion. The details matter. I’ve always been like this. This story happened when I was seven: I was brought up in a village in East Anglia and we went to the parish church each Sunday. In those days churches were open all the time and nothing went missing. I went aloneContinue reading “#1 I’ll Sort it Out”

Consider the lilies

Sermon on the mountLuke 12 27-28Consider how the lilies grow. They do not labour or spin. Yet I tell you, not even Solomon in all his splendour was dressed like one of these. If that is how God clothes the grass of the field, which is here today, and tomorrow is thrown into the fire,Continue reading “Consider the lilies”

Millions of Little Flames Alight

Each follower is a little flame bringing forth the light of Christ. Light in a dark, uncertain world. Warmth in the chill of godless society. The flame flickers sometimes, but it never goes out. Each follower of Jesus brings hope to someone, somewhere, somehow. Pentecost is symbolized by flames like the ones that came downContinue reading “Millions of Little Flames Alight”