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Category: Jesus

  • the late wise men

    We have now entered the period of the year which in church calendars is known as ‘Epiphany’. It is the period of time when we are supposed to reflect on the visit of the wise men to the infant Jesus. In reality I think it is time of year when most people reflect on how much…

  • Overnativityed?

    I suspect I might be a bit ‘over nativityed’. This morning I looked at the mixer tap in our kitchen, over which my wife had draped the dishcloth to dry, and thought, “Hmmm, a shepherd tap.” I wonder what the other signals may be that you have had too many nativity experiences? When you see…

  • permutations

    I have been working on a new magic illusion. If I am honest, I am quite chuffed with it, and used it when I auditioned to join the Mid Essex Magical Society. It can’t have been that bad because they accepted me! It’s a card illusion with a twist. It’s a combination of existing techniques…

  • the loo roll hypothesis

    Tomorrow hopefully will include admission into hospital for a long-awaited operation. This means that there will be a hiatus in the bloggage production while I am in hospital and for a little while as I convalesce. Just to warn you, however, once I have recovered a bit the frequency may increase (and I am offering…

  • run away, run away!

    This will probably be the last bloggage… for a week. (I can hear a strange noise all of a sudden. It sounds like cheering) This weekend I am heading down to Devon for a week’s retreat* at the Society of Mary and Martha. It’s a retreat designed for Ministers and is called a ‘12,000 mile…

  • are you sitting comfortably?

    Stories are brilliant. As a toddler I used to love the afternoons when my Mum would turn on the radio and we would enjoy ‘Listen with Mother’. A plummy BBC-voiced lady would read a short story for children, but would always begin with: “Are you sitting comfortably? Good, then I’ll begin.” One of the things…

  • lol, hmmm

    Following yesterday’s heavy bloggage, today there is some levity… I have just acquired a book by Milton Jones: “10 second sermons.” Don’t get too excited if you are part of the church where I minister, I am not planning to emulate him. But I thought it would be worth sharing some of them with you.…

  • clichéd

    Aren’t clichés wonderful? I would like to engage in some blue sky thinking by thinking outside of the box. Perhaps I will fly a kite, or pop some thoughts in my mental microwave and see what goes ‘ping’. It may be safer to let sleeping dogs lie in case I let the cat out of the bag,…

  • looking optimistic

    This morning I have been musing on a phrase in my Bible (thanks to Wordlive). What are the implications of Jesus saying: “Whoever is not against us is for us…” (Mark 9:40)? It’s a phrase that often sneaks under my radar when I look at that passage, but it bears thinking about. It’s an astonishingly…

  • O God our help as age is passed

    I am now an old geezer. A birthday has taken place that has moved me to a new status in life. It’s not my birthday: it’s the 18th birthday for number one offspring (aka Thomas). That means that I am now a parent of an adult. Eek! I can feel the life and energy draining…