Pause for Thought – 18 November 2020
Pause for Thought for 18 November 2020 is now available:
Pause for Thought for 18 November 2020 is now available:
Based upon a published sermon by the Revd Dr Susan Durber Ephesians 1:15-23 When you read a job description, it tells you the qualifications that you need for the job. For instance, if you want to teach French, you need to be able to speak French. If you want to be a solicitor, you need…
Acts 3:12-19 Luke 24:36-48 A man walked into a corner shop with a shotgun and demanded all the cash from the till. After the cashier put the cash in a bag, the robber saw a bottle of scotch that he wanted behind the counter on the shelf. He told the cashier to put it in…
Matthew 5:38-42 Isaiah 2:2-5 Ephesians 2:13-22 As a boy I remembered a bench being installed in our town, with an inscription “in thanksgiving for forty years of peace in Europe” – I think it must be been featured in the local newspaper, benches not being so very memorable, except for that one that was…
Mark 1:21-28 Former US President Jimmy Carter was on a speaking tour of Japan. He told a little joke and, after the interpreter had finished translating, the room erupted in laughter. Carter was both surprised and pleased. After the speech an old friend of Carter’s who spoke Japanese told him why everyone had laughed so…
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…
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