Reflection 15 September – Creation: Participation
Genesis 1:26-27, John 20:11-16, Revelation 21:2-5 (in that order) Creation :: Participation a reflection by Dan Spragg A window I look out of and its view which I am distracted by on a regular basis has at the moment many small buds appearing almost before my eyes on...
Reflection 8 September – Connection
Genesis 1 Creation#2: Connection Reflection by Mart the Rev Anne and I were walking through a forest plantation in Galicia in North-west Spain when we encountered a charming quite elderly woman coming towards us. She smiled warmly and continued on her way. We were...
Reflection 1 September- Experiencing the elemental
Gen 1:1-31, Colossians 1:15-20 Creation 1 - experiencing the elemental Sermon by Anne Stewart Dan has suggested that this month’s reflections be based around the theme of creation. You may know me well enough to know that this was music to my ears. The created order...
Reflection 25 August – Sabbath & the gift of freedom
Luke 13:10-17 || Sabbath & The Gift of Freedom a reflection by Dan Spragg Don’t you just want to punch this guy in the face? I mean really! This Pharisee, in the presence of something special, misses the point all together! Surely indignance in the face of what has...
Reflection 18 August – The Prayer of Jesus: A map for the road?
Isaiah 61:1-4 & Matthew 6:5-13 The Prayer of Jesus – a map for the road? a reflection by Dan Spragg Two weeks ago, I talked about the Lord’s Prayer and how recently this had been re-ignited for me, some life had been injected back into these familiar ancient words. I...
Reflection 4 August – Lord, teach us to pray
Luke 11:1-13 | Lord, teach us to pray a reflection by Dan Spragg I often find myself stuck in a sort of argument with myself about the importance of memory and ritual, verses spontaneity and organic expressions, mostly when it comes to things such as prayer and...
Reflection 28 July – The Underlying Posture as we Face Forward – Dan Spragg
We’ve set aside some time this morning to take a look at what we are calling the mission ‘intentions’ of The Village as a Christian Community where we find ourselves at this point in time. The two passages we’ve just heard have been, in the process of forming the...
Reflection 21 July – A Visit with Martha and Mary – Dan Spragg
I do feel as though sometimes we need to acknowledge that some interpretations of particular stories are better left in the past. The story of Martha and Mary… I’d like us to use our imaginations as we look at this familiar story today. This story sadly has often been...
Reflection 14 July – Bible Sunday, Linda Cowan
Reading the Bible with eyes wide open - Linda Cowan I wonder if when you were younger, you had to learn the books of the Bible off by heart. I know I did – maybe for a Girls’ Brigade badge or perhaps Sunday School memory work. It was fine until you got to the...
Reflection 23 June – Going against the crowd
1 Kings 19:1-18 & Luke 8:26-39 Elijah’s existential crisis & the lonely, unpopular road of going against the crowd – a reflection by Dan Spragg “What are you doing here, Elijah?” God asked. This is the sort of probing question that demands a bit of soul searching...