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Theme for the Week – 13 March 2016

Scripture for the fifth Sunday of Lent: Isaiah 43:16-21; Psalm 126; Philippians 3:4b-14; John 12:1-8 A church in Toronto, Canada, faced with imminent closure, decided to have a final party to celebrate, and invited everyone from the local community to come.  It could have been seen as an irresponsible act, a frivolous waste of resources […]

Theme for the Week – 6 March 2016

Scripture for Mothering Sunday, the fourth Sunday in Lent:  1 Samuel 1.20–28; Psalm 127 ; Colossians 3.12-17; John 19.25b-27 Today is Mothering Sunday – recognised in the Church as a celebration of motherhood, but particularly of God as maternal presence, and the church as a mothering influence in the life of the community. Looking in […]

Theme for the Week – 28 February 2016

Scripture for the Third Sunday of Lent: Isaiah 55.1-9; Psalm 63.1-9; 1 Corinthians 10.1-13; Luke 13.1-9 A couple once came to see me for some marriage preparation. I’m not sure how this came up in the course of talking about how couples communicate, but somewhere in the midst of talking about how simple remarks can […]

Theme for the Week – 21 February 2016

There seems to be an odd human tendency to walk in the steps that others have trodden before us, sometimes regardless of the unfortunate consequences of doing so.  Then we stumble. Jesus was confronted by a people (Jerusalem is mentioned in the gospel as a representation of Israel) who had repeatedly walked in ways that […]

Theme for 14 February 2016

Scripture for the first Sunday of Lent: Deuteronomy 26.1-11; Psalm 91.1-11; Romans 10.8b-13; Luke 4.1-13 It seems to be easier than one might imagine to find oneself lost in a wilderness place, even in Menorca.  Sometimes the fields look very similar, the olive scrub obscures the horizon and the stone walls are large and uncomfortable […]

Theme for the last Sunday before Lent

Scripture for Sunday (Transfiguration): Exodus 34.29-35; Psalm 99; 2 Corinthians 3.12-4.2; Luke 9.28-36 Someone said at the Synod meeting of our Archdeaconry last week that, “these are really nice people.”  And, indeed, they are.  Representatives from something like 33 chaplaincies, including ours, were gathered for three days or worship, study, information dissemination and gathering and, most […]

Theme for the Week – 24 January 2016

Scripture for the week: Nehemiah 8:1-3, 5-6, 8-10; Psalm 19:1-6; 1 Corinthians 12:12-31a; Luke 4:14-21 (with reference to the continuation of the gospel to Luke 4:30) Seeking inspiration, I went for a walk. Nothing much happened until I met someone who exclaimed happily about living in Menorca, with Menorquin neighbours. That’s it!  Inspiration comes in surprising […]

Theme for the Week – 17 January 2016

Scripture for the week: Isaiah 62:1-5; Psalm 36:5-10; 1 Corinthians 12:1-11; John 2:1-11 Jesus went to a wedding: an ordinary, family wedding, in a small village. Things were simple. Until the wine ran out. Then, in this nondescript place and time, the first of seven major signs of the intersection of heaven and earth recorded in […]

Theme for the Week – 10 January 2016

The Baptism of Christ Scripture: Isaiah 43:1-7; Psalm 29; Acts 8:14-17; Luke 3:15–17, 21-22 Last August, I conducted a baptism in the sea, at the beach in Punta Prima, Menorca. A baptism in the sea is a powerful reminder of the connection between the water of physical life and the spirit of the creative force of God, […]

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