Pause for Thought – 2 December 2020
Pause for Thought for 2 December 2020 is now available:
Pause for Thought for 2 December 2020 is now available:
Isaiah 7:10-16 Matthew 1:18-25 A television interviewer was walking streets of Tokyo, where Christmas shopping is as big as it is here. The interviewer stopped one young woman, and asked, “What is the meaning of Christmas?” Laughing, she responded, “I don’t know. Is that the day that Jesus died?” The way she answered, I felt…
Ezekiel 37:1-14 Acts 2:1-21 It’s very easy to make three serious mistakes about Pentecost. The first is to assume that it doesn’t really apply in churches like this. We’re a middle-of-the-road church, people say. We’re not extreme. We’re not what is derogatively referred to as happy-clappy. We don’t all have our hands in the air…
After a gap of a few months, we are pleased to announce that you can once again donate on-line to The Pilgrim Project, via a new page hosted by Wonderful.org. You can make donations by visiting https://www.wonderful.org/appeal/thepilgrimproject-841fc2c9 . As well as donating, you can also set up a fundraising page for sponsored events you may…
Ephesians 2:11-22 The last time I watched a soccer match it was West Germany versus the USSR, so I’d be lying if I told you that I followed the World Cup. Indeed, having grown up in Rugby, and attended Rugby School, I really should say that I don’t accept the heretical breakaway version football that…
Philippians 4:4-9 Luke 17:11-19 There’s a ‘peanuts’ cartoon where Lucy is doing her maths homework, and she’s stuck so she asks Charlie Brown for some help. “I’ll be eternally grateful,” she promises. Charlie Brown says “Fair enough. I’ve never had anyone be eternally grateful before. Just subtract four from ten to get how many apples…
Pause for Thought is available to watch here:https://youtu.be/QMsfADcKQho And the text is here: Pause for Thought, 13 May 2020 Welcome to Pause for Thought. I know that many people are anxious about the continuing lockdown, the implications for them and their families, and the implications for church. Just at the moment, we’re in a particularly…