Pause for Thought – 14 April 2021
Pause for Thought for 14 April 2021 is now available:
Pause for Thought for 14 April 2021 is now available:
Acts 9:36-43 John 10:22-30 No man is an island entire of itself; every man is a piece of the continent, a part of the main; if a clod be washed away by the sea, Europe is the less, as well as if a promontory were, as well as any manner of thy friends or of…
When I was a child, our local cathedral was Coventry Cathedral. We weren’t Church of England and we didn’t go there all the time, but it was the local cathedral, and it was where we went from time to time. The cathedral was consecrated on 25 May 1962, so this the anniversary week. What you…
Matthew 4:1-11 “Time is Too slow for those who Wait, Too swift for those who Fear, Too long for those who Grieve, Too short for those who Rejoice, But for those who Love, Time is not.” Wrote Henry van Dyke. Matthew tells us that Jesus spent forty days and forty nights in the desert. Matthew…
John 2:1-11 1 Kings 17:8-16 I’ve trained my dog to bring me a glass of red wine. It’s a Bordeaux collie. Of course, not everyone knows very much about wine. As Basil Fawlty said, “the kind of people who come in here don’t know the difference between a Bordeaux and a claret”. Martin Luther, one…
There’s a scene in the film The Life of Brian where the Judeans are discussing what their occupiers have ever done for them, and the idea is they’re meant to say they’ve done nothing. In fact, the Judeans come up with a long list of good things the Romans have done for them. Today I…
Matthew 25:31-46 Genesis 18:23-33 Colossians 3:12-17 A young couple invited their minister for dinner. While they were in the kitchen preparing the meal, the minister asked their son what they were having. “Goat,” the little boy replied. “Goat?” replied the startled minister, “are you sure about that?” “Yep,” said the youngster. “I heard Dad say…