Reflection 5 February – What Does God Require?
Micah 6:1-8 & Matthew 5:1-12 - What does God require? A reflection by Dan Spragg What does God require of us? This is a question that perhaps, is answered for us subconsciously a lot of the time. The answer to this question is in no doubt shaped by who we...
Reflection 22 January – Seeking the well-being of the city – Dan and Josh
Dan Spragg & Josh Olds on Jeremiah 29:1, 4-7, Amos 4:1-5, Acts 2:43-47 and Matthew 22:34-40 ‘Seeking the wellbeing of the city’ Jeremiah 29:1, 4-7 - Dan Finding oneself in a hostile environment, having been forcibly removed from home and land tends to sharpen up...
Reflection 4 December – Adaptable & Flexible
John 21:1-14 - Adaptable & Flexible A reflection by Dan Spragg I would have to say that this is just about my favourite story of Jesus and his disciples. There is something incredibly inviting about the idea of breakfast over a fire on the beach with Jesus. Josh...
Reflection 27 November – Relationship Comes First
Galatians 3:1-3, 10-14, 25-28 That relationship comes first - a reflection by Dan Spragg I remember my baptism. I’m one of the odd ones out in Presbyterian circles because I was baptised as an adult. I was 18 at the time. So, I remember it. I remember the service and...
Reflection 13 November – Hospitality
John 21:1-13 - ‘Hospitality is central to how God is with us, therefore this is how we are to be with ourselves and others.’ Josh Olds Last year for my 30th my family very generously all chipped in to cover the cost and the childcare to allow Susan and I to tramp the...
Reflection 30 October 2022
30th Oct 2022 │The Village - Bryndwr │John 6:1-13 We are called to value others, be open to others, and to accept others. Josh Olds This passage kind of ruins the saying doesn’t it? “Give a person a fish, they eat for a day, teach a person to fish and they eat for a...