by Samuel Smithson | Jul 19, 2011 | Uncategorized
Let’s briefly picture the scene portrayed in the parable of the sower. A farmer is going out to sow some seed in his field. He scatters the seed liberally by hand throwing it from side to side and it falls in different places. Some seed falls on the pathway that goes...
by Samuel Smithson | Jul 18, 2011 | Uncategorized
Our two readings this morning were chosen by the Liturgical Group of the Church of England, the body who choose the readings set for each day, because they complement each other and also shed light on each other. It is one of the basic principles of...
by Samuel Smithson | Jul 3, 2011 | Uncategorized
Everyone has different ideas about what Christianity is all about – what its purpose is; what its goal is. As you know, there are many ‘denominations’ – different groupings of Christians who prefer to think of and practise their religion in different ways. The sad...
by Samuel Smithson | Jul 3, 2011 | Uncategorized
I don’t know if any of you managed to see any or all four of the episodes of the BBC’s ‘The Nativity’ this week. It did get a very good press overall – except, I saw, on the Richard Dawkins Foundation for Reason and Science website, where it seems, sadly, from reading...
by Samuel Smithson | Jul 3, 2011 | Uncategorized
The warning of an approaching object or event is always important. We need to know what’s coming, what danger it poses, what action – perhaps evasive action – we need to take: and that of course is true whether we are talking about a tsunami or a visit from the...
by Samuel Smithson | Jul 3, 2011 | Uncategorized
The Reading is St. Matthew Ch 6 verses 16 – 21 The Collect for Ash Wednesday – Almighty and everlasting God, who hatest nothing that thou hast made, and dost forgive the sins of all them that are penitent: Create and make in us new and contrite...
