Reflection 28 February – Esther 3 & 4
Esther 3 & 4 - Things get personal! a reflection by Dan Spragg During the season of Lent this year, The Village are spending a bit of time in the book of Esther. Part of the motivation for this is that there are fascinating and meaningful stories tucked away in...
Reflection 21 February – Esther 1 & 2
Esther chapters 1 & 2 - Setting the scene… a reflection by Dan Spragg We’ve just heard a large part of chapters 1 and 2 of the book of Esther. When trying to select verses for us today that would somehow capture the mood, set the scene, and give enough detail to...
Reflection 14 February – The Challenge of the Prophet
2 Kings 2:1-12 and Mark 9:2-9 The challenge of the prophet Reflection by Rev Anne Stewart If you’ve been around much lately, you might have noticed that Dan has been having a wee look at a couple of Old Testament characters, firstly Jonah and then last week,...
Reflection 7 February – Goodness Will Prevail
Daniel - Goodness will prevail a reflection by Dan Spragg One of my summer reads has been ‘The Handmaid’s Tale’ by Margaret Atwood. The original book written in1985 experienced a resurgence in popularity as Donald Trump was elected as President of the USA in 2016....
Reflection 31 January – Listening: what if there is nothing to hear?
The book of Ruth A reflection by Dan Spragg It seems, that a large feature of many stories in the Bible, especially in the Hebrew Scriptures, the Old Testament, is that God speaks. “Go from your country, your people and your father’s household to the land I will show...
Reflection 24 January – Listening is Harder than it Sounds
Jonah 3:1-5,10 & Mark 1:14-20 Listening is harder than it sounds a reflection by Dan Spragg So, I imagine you know the story of Jonah. Perhaps though you are a bit like me and haven’t read it in a while, or perhaps you haven’t read the whole story through. It’s...