It will soon be the time for gifts!
We all love them don’t we! I remember the best ever Christmas present I received, a bicycle – gold and red waiting at the bottom of the stairs by the […]
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If you want to see a Miracle, you need to be the Miracle ! …
So said Morgan Freeman’s portrayal of God to Jim Carey’s character in the film ‘Bruce Almighty’. Jesus teaches that ‘the things we permit on earth will be permitted by heaven’; […]
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Hare or Tortoise …
No, not an option on the menu at the pub – thankfully. Which approach to life do you prefer? Hearing again at the parish council meetings the results of the […]
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If Hilda was a nun …
‘What?, ‘Who?, you probably are asking yourself. I am always being asked why does Ilchester have a ‘Town Hall’ when it is a large village. You then have to remind folks […]
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The Coronation of King Charles III
With the Coronation of King Charles III has come the inevitable punditry and Nostradamus followers seeking to foretell the future under the King’s reign. But it is difficult to forecast too […]
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Looking forward in 23!
In wondering what this year might bring, and like most folks hoping it will not be as bad as recent times, I had a quick look online to see what […]
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‘Greater love has no man than this, that he lay down his life for his friends’.
It is indeed that time of the year again and these words will echo up and down the and this November 13th as we pause in remembrance. The words come […]
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Good Samaritans!
I suspect you have heard the story of the Good Samaritan, probably at school. Sometimes ‘being’ the Samaritan feels difficult because there is often just so much need about us. Sometimes […]
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Faithfulness
I suspect there are lots of things you would like to be able to do brilliantly – maybe painting pictures, playing a sport, singing, or … Having great skills can […]
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I wonder if it feels like one thing after another to you in recent times.
I must admit it does to me. In Matthew’s gospel Jesus is listening to the concerns of folks about everything happening in the world. He is honest in his […]