A Few Short Thoughts
Sat 20 June
We run a well-trodden race, in the footsteps of giants, heroes, trailblazers, those who have forged a path for us, through life’s undergrowth, now cheering us on, saying, ‘Don’t give …
Fifty Fifty
Fifty 50-word stories with a nod to the Good Book
101 Crackin’ Bible Bits
Mon 9 March
2020 Questions Bursting from Acts
Tue 7 January
Questions that come to mind when reading the book of Acts…
25 Thoughts Inspired by Christmas Songs
Sat 30 November 2019
20 Thoughts Inspired by Movie Lines
Wed 6 November 2019
20 Wrong Endings!
Tue 15 October 2019
20 Useful Sayings
Mon 23 September 2019
Our Lord is gracious And compassionate, slow to Anger, rich in love. Psalm 103 v 8 Jesus was shocking. Radical and surprising. Never dull. No way. Luke 18 v 9-14 …
20 Tales of Praying Heroes
Mon 2 September 2019
20 Biblical Examples of Praying The blood of Abel, the dirty, crimson stain seeping into the ground, the earthiest of prayers, rising like a silent scream to the ears of …
20 Beatles’ Titles
Tue 13 August 2019
20 Biblical Thoughts drawing on titles of songs by the Fab Four. All You Need is Love It may cost us dearly. All that patience and kindness, all that hope …
Biblical Bits That Could Have Children’s TV Titles
Sun 16 June 2019
Biblical Moments That Could Have Children’s TV Titles Blue Peter Peter’s in denial. Falling apart. Can’t believe what just happened. The darkness closes around him like a damp blanket. Where …
50 Great Biblical Themes
Thu 25 April 2019
50 Great Biblical Themes Acceptance ‘Seeing the broken, battered prodigal hauling himself up that long, hard road, the kind father ran, and threw his arms around his lost child…’ An …
Yes&No
Thu 7 March 2019
Y E S & N O 50 Short Biblical Monologues The emptiness. The longing. When every yes seems to have turned to no. When all the doors are closing. When …
La La Lent – 20 Posts for Lent Drawing on the Film La La Land
Tue 5 March 2019
A new one every other day through Lent La La Lent 20 Bite-sized Reflections Drawing on the movie La La Land The title of this film is surely a clue …
NEW SERIES! 50 Biblical Viewpoints
Sun 13 January 2019
50 sights and experiences that the folk from way, way back never forgot… 5 0 V i e w p o i n t s 50 Memorable Biblical Sights So …
25 Seasonal Haikus
Mon 3 December 2018
25 Seasonal Haikus:1 Christmas takes a lot Of planning, in this case not Weeks but centuries. Genesis 12:1-2 25 Seasonal Haikus:2 Messages of hope, Sent world-wide around this time – …
Film Friday: King of Thieves
Fri 9 November 2018
When young tech expert Basil comes knocking on the door of ageing crook Brian the stage is set for the biggest jewel heist in history. They gather a gang of …
John’s Blog
Fri 12 October 2018
John’s Blog – 50 Short Reflections:You can now download a PDF of this series by clicking this line… 50 Extracts from John’s Blog Bad Day He had raged, eyes blazing, at …
50 Parables
Tue 21 August 2018
50 Tales For Reading Between the Lines Hero Imagine a hero coming to our aid, not with all the power in the world, but with all the friendship, kindness and …
66 Biblical Interviews
Sat 16 June 2018
66 Extracts from Biblical Interviews = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = 66 Extracts from Biblical Interviews ‘We’re so grateful …
Moments When God Spoke
Fri 27 April 2018
Moments When God Spoke The Lion King My expectation upended. The lion is announced and appears, and I look for a powerful creature. Expect the heavens to shake. What do …
New Series: 50 Sayings That Feature in the Bible
Mon 5 March 2018
50 Well Known Phrases That Feature in the Bible 1. OMG. A cry of shock, of pain, of horror, of wonder, of laughter… a throwaway comment, a random plea, an …
Ode to Hope
Tue 16 January 2018
You can now download a free A5 version of this poem by clicking the link below – Ode to Hope downloadable A5 file – – – – – – – A …
Filmic Biblical Thoughts – Daily Reflections Drawing On Some Recent Movies
Tue 9 January 2018
FILMIC BIBLICAL THOUGHTS 1. Hacksaw Ridge – Prayer and action Desmond Doss is a medic who refuses to carry a gun. Many of his company are injured and pinned down …
50 Little Biblical Haikus
Mon 13 November 2017
Fifty short Haikus, Leading up to Advent and Christmas, and beyond. 50 Little Biblical Haikus 40 Angels Shepherds are dozing. Bam! Angels! Yikes! Run away! No need – it’s good …
50 Book Titles that could have been biblical
Sat 30 September 2017
The Big Friendly Giant Easy to be afraid of giants, to see them as monsters, so much bigger, so much more powerful than us. But here is one who is …
50 One Liners
Fri 11 August 2017
A collection of One Liner thoughts, each relating to a Bible passage… 1. Here’s to the peacemakers, the kind and caring, the fighters for justice, the battlers for true harmony. …
50 Reasons to Open a Bible
Mon 12 June 2017
There’s fresh bread… Elijah’s given up. He wants to rollover and die. He did his best and look – nothing. No hope, no change, no revival. He’s had enough, collapses …
50 Bible Bits Prompted by Film Taglines
Mon 24 April 2017
Love knows no boundaries. His love knows no end, it is patient, kind, keeps no record of wrongs, believes the best. Does not demand its own way. His love rejoices …
Current Collection: 50 Conversations That Changed Things
Fri 24 February 2017
John trudges quietly home, his heart shattered. On his arm a woman who can barely place one foot in front of the other. Those words rattle in his mind. ‘Woman, …
50 Limerick Parables
Fri 6 January 2017
50 Biblical Parables Retold as Limericks There’s a book full of tales once told By a carpenter-rabbi of old. The stories went viral, Passed on down life’s spiral, Now online …
25 Festive Songs Rewritten
Thu 8 December 2016
1 In the bleak midwinter the earth lets out its groan Some hearts strong as iron, others cold as stone. In the bleak midwinter, the waiting seems so long What …
50 Cliffhanger Moments
Fri 14 October 2016
This is soul destroying, she has asked and asked and asked. He’s a bad tempered, stubborn old wotsit. Only thinking of himself. Yet here she is struggling along, barely getting …
50 TV Titles That Could Have Been Bible Bits
Thu 25 August 2016
Room 101 The east is a long way from the west, pick a line and keep going, don’t stop. So he gathers up the mistakes we make, the bad, the …
50/50 Haikus from Biblical e-Pistles
Thu 30 June 2016
Shock! Wonder! Surprise! God’s been seen around town. Come close in Jesus. 1 John 1 v 1-3 Peter prays for us, That we may know God better With each passing …
50/50 Biblical Moments That Bring a Smile
Tue 10 May 2016
A Fistful of Lighthearted Biblical Moments. 50 Words a Day for 50 Days. 🙂 50. Jesus regularly faced conflict, day after day He used plenty of humour along the way …
50/50 Revelation Reflections
Mon 21 March 2016
42. God’s moved in. Settled in the neighbourhood. There’ll be no more crying, or lack of respect, no more bitter arguments, or litter strewn about. This place is home. Home …
50 First Lines
Wed 3 February 2016
43. When are you gonna come down? When are you going to land? I couldn’t help thinking it as I looked up and saw him fall. He seemed to hover …
The Haiku Gospel
Fri 1 January 2016
Snapshots from John’s Gospel in seventeen syllables and three lines. To kick it all off The divine word becomes flesh, Compassion in clothes. John 1 v 14 Hairy cousin calls: …
The Advent 25×25
Thu 3 December 2015
1.Darkness. A voice, ‘Let there be light.’ A vulnerable light flickers. Stragglers, stumblers and those on the verge of giving up revive. Isaiah 9 v 2, Genesis 1 v 3 …
50 Very Human Moments
Sat 19 September 2015
50 fifty-word reflections, drawing on some very human moments in the Bible. Jesus wipes the sweat from his brow. Flexes his weary muscles. Thinks on the old prophecy as he …
50/50 3:16 Reflections from Various Biblical Books
Thu 6 August 2015
50 reflections on various 3:16 references. 50. John 3:16 An invitation. An indelible signpost in history. Two bits of wood with the longest shadow in the world. Reaching down the …
The Genesis Tales
Wed 10 June 2015
50 Tales from the first book.
50 Front Page Stories from The Bible
Thu 23 April 2015
50 headline grabbing tales from the Bible.
50 People Who Met That Man from Nazareth
Fri 6 March 2015
A new series of fifty 50-word daily reflections… the story so far…
50/50 Biblical Good Samaritan Tales
Sun 25 January 2015
A new one published each day here on this 50/50 Facebook page.
50 Tales from Mark’s Blog
Fri 28 November 2014
The Bible in 66 Objects (& 50 words)
Thu 11 September 2014
A whistle-stop 66 day tour through the books of the Bible, stopping off at a different point each day. (click here for 66 Objects on Facebook)
50 Prodigal Tales
Thu 24 July 2014
It struck me recently that the parable of the prodigal son (Luke 15) is such a defining story that it could be a really useful template for exploring a whole mixture of …
50/50 Biblical Movie Pitches
Tue 15 July 2014
Universal Creator Pictures Proudly Presents From the Bestselling Book: 50 Biblical Movie Pitches in 50 Words 50b. 300. Outnumbered. Ridiculous odds. The 300 stand in the light of the moon. …
50/50 Photos
Thu 17 April 2014
Have almost come to the end of 50 recent pix in 50 words that make me think of the Olde Book. Here’s a sample of the shots. On the 50/50 …
