March 19th 2023 – Hardraw Lent 4 1 Samuel 1:20-end, Psalm 23, Luke :33-35 ‘The Lord is My Shepherd’ Mothering […]
Read moreIt’s interesting to note how ‘Fake News’ was causing challenges even in 1C Palestine. Pharisees were probably trying to create […]
Read moreShine!-‘Candlemas’ January 29th 2023 Mal.3:1-5, Ps.24, Heb.2:14-end, Lk.2:22-40 God our creator, who in the beginning commanded the light to shine out […]
Read more‘Christ the King’ – Do you know Him? Jer.23:1-6,Ps.46,Col.1:11-20,Lk.23:33-43 In the Church’s calendar, today is a day given to remembering […]
Read more‘Remembering Forward’ – Remembrance Sunday 2022 -Ephesians 4:25-5:2, John 15: 9 -17 The character Grizabella in the musical ‘Cats’ reflects […]
Read moreWhat a wonderful and memorable time we have been having over the last few days as we celebrate as a […]
Read moreMay 29th 2022 – Hawes Acts16:16-34, Rev.22, John17:20-end Last Thursday was Ascension Day and a crowd of folks from […]
Read moreJn13:31-35, Acts 11:1-18, Rev21:1-6 I was recently taking a wedding when I felt a prompting in my heart to […]
Read more‘The Gathering’ – May 1st 2022 Ez.34, Jn.21 ‘God the Caring Shepherd’ ‘I myself will search for my sheep … […]
Read moreMarch 20th 2022 – Hardraw & Hawes – Is.55:1-9, 1Cor.10:1-13, Luke 13:1-9 ‘Seek the Lord’ The season of Lent is […]
Read moreApril 3rd 2022 – Hardraw and Hawes – Is.43:16-21, Phil.3:4b-14, Jn.12:1-8 Freedom in Worship The contemporary Christian songwriter Matt Papa […]
Read morePalm Sunday 2022: Askrigg & Busk. Lk.19:28-40 Bishop Nick wrote to all clergy in the diocese this week with […]
Read moreEaster Sunday – April 17th 2022 Acts10:34-43, Jn.20:1-18 Mary Magdalene; one of the women with Jesus at the very […]
Read moreOctober 10th 2021 Amos 5:6-7,10-15, Heb.4:12-16, Mark 10:17-31 Surrender to Jesus I surrender all, I surrender all All to Thee, […]
Read moreHow badly do we want change? How serious are we about wanting things to be different in our lives and […]
Read more‘I am the living bread’ – Taking Jesus in John 6:51-58 I don’t think there can be anyone in the […]
Read moreThe message to us in the letter to the church in Ephesus is exciting. It’s radical and it’s revolutionary. […]
Read moreToday is the very first National Thank You Day. It grew from an idea earlier in the year to create […]
Read more‘Knowing God makes a difference’ Acts1:15-end, Psalm 1, 1 John5:9-13, John 17:6-19 The dominant call within all of our […]
Read moreActs 8:26-end, Ps.22:25-31, 1Jn.4:7-end, John 15:1-8 ‘Abiding in God’ May 2nd 2021 I wonder what you’re like at being still – […]
Read moreHRH Prince Philip – Duke of Edinburgh Acts 4:32-35, 1John 1:1-2:2, John 20:19-end Sarah and I are avid viewers […]
Read moreI’ve always found the dark nights a challenge. Not that I dislike the glories of autumn or the stark beauty […]
Read more‘What is this life if, full of care, we have no time to stand and stare?’ William Henry Davies ‘What […]
Read morePreparation Time I can’t fail to get excited when the Christmas lights begin to appear in the shop windows and […]
Read moreFacing Giants David is very like us – he was always facing Giants in his life – we know of […]
Read more‘We are the choices we make’ says author Patrick Ness in his novel ‘The knife of letting go’. ‘Choose life’ is the appeal […]
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