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#Shelter Be our shelter please, our comfort and calm. Be our shield, our place of strength and safety, our source of help and inspiration. Our means of going on, and …
#Shelter Be our shelter please, our comfort and calm. Be our shield, our place of strength and safety, our source of help and inspiration. Our means of going on, and …
Lord, for ourselves, for those we care for, And for those who lead us at all levels, Please would you be our shepherd today. Guiding us, providing what we need, …
A Sunday Moment #palmleaves&freedom The crowds spill out on A hero-welcoming day, The town filled for a Festival now upstaged by A smiling king on a colt. The crowds want …
Desert Son ‘I will call them out into the desert And speak tenderly to them there.’ So he goes, out into the dry place, Away from the distractions, To focus, …
Against All Odds Biblical Tales of Perseverance The promise, the encouragement of help, of strength renewed, of feet lifted from the miry clay of life’s struggles. May we know that …
He was never in a hurry. In spite of limited time and a world of possibilities he chose his steps carefully and prioritised time with His Father. Maybe that’s why …
Questions that come to mind when reading the book of Acts…
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 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 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 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 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 …
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 …
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 …
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: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 – …
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 – 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 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 Extracts from Biblical Interviews = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = 66 Extracts from Biblical Interviews ‘We’re so grateful …
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 …
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 …
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 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 …
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 …
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 …
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. …
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 …
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 …
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 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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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: …
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 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 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 …
50 Tales from the first book.
50 headline grabbing tales from the Bible.
A new series of fifty 50-word daily reflections… the story so far…
A new one published each day here on this 50/50 Facebook page.