Pause for Thought – 23 October 2020

Acts 17:22-34 John 14:15-21 Conspiracy theories abound. There are people who believe that the moon landings were faked in television studios. I can remember seeing moon rock when I was an undergraduate in the Geology Department at Durham University, and seeing how they examined made me confident it was what it claimed to be. Yet,…

John 20:1-18 Christ has risen, so today is the second first-day of creation. All was in darkness when Mary went to the garden, just as all was darkness on the first first-day of creation. Darkness, I think, suited the mood of Mary Magdalene. Darkness can be a thing of great beauty, it even can be…

Genesis 18:20-32 Luke 11:1-13 ‘Please, Grandma!’ begs Chloe. She wants an ice cream, and Grandma thinks it’s too close to tea time. The stage is set for some fierce bargaining. Chloe promises to eat all her tea if she can have an ice cream now, this minute. Grandma suggests that she can have the ice…

Luke 11 vv 1-4, Ecclesiastes 3vv 1-8, 1 John 1-12   The reading from Ecclesiastes tells us there is a time for everything. So is there a certain time for prayer, or is there always a time to pray? John’s first letter speaks of walking in the light. Are we walking in the light as…

Congratulations, once again, to our very own Spire Cafe for being awarded the Top Food Standards Agency Hygiene Rating No 5! This followed a very thorough and detailed inspection of both kitchens and observation of work practices, as well as assessing the required paperwork. Sue, our Cafe Manager, and Simon, our Cook, as well as…

Matthew 8:23-27 Ephesians 6:10-20 Save me means very different things at different times. I’m sure the people trapped in Grenfell Tower meant save me in the same way that the disciples on the boat asked Jesus to save them. Yet, the language of saving, being saved, salvation, has wider contexts in church, where we link…