Pause for Thought – 27 November 2020
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Isaiah 61 In 1948, many thousands of Palestinian Christians were forced to flee from homes that their families had occupied for generations, when their country was partitioned, and they found themselves on the wrong side of lines drawn on maps. Most of them still live in refugee camps today. In Bethlehem, far from an idyllic…
Exodus 3:1-15 Matthew 16:21-28 During the ongoing war in Gaza, much has been made of the small area, and how many Palestinians live there. It is 139 square miles, a bit smaller than the Isle of Wight, and 1.8 million people live there. Now, of course, about half of Gaza is uninhabitable, so 1.8 million…
Isaiah 51:1-6 Romans 12:1-8 Matthew 16:13-20 August Bank Holiday, and a congregation almost6 stripped bare of families with school age children. Holiday Season. I wonder where you like going on holiday. I’ve been told, by several different people, Sidmouth is wonderful. So is Majorca. And Cornwall. And the Black Forest, although gateaux has nothing to…
Matthew 13:34-35 & 52 2 Corinthians 5:16-21 Jeremiah 6:16-21 I wonder if you’ve ever noticed how the distinction between old and new has become very strange these days? I think it’s become something which seems to trouble both the world we live in today, and the church. Sometimes we’re encouraged to buy something because it’s…