Fifty Fifty

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 – … Read on →

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 … Read on →

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 … Read on →

66 Extracts from Biblical Interviews = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = 66 Extracts from Biblical Interviews ‘We’re so grateful … Read on →

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 … Read on →

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 … Read on →

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 … Read on →

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 … Read on →

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 … Read on →

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 … Read on →

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, … Read on →

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 … Read on →

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 … Read on →

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 … Read on →

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 … Read on →

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 … Read on →

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 … Read on →

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: … Read on →

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 … Read on →

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 … Read on →

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 … Read on →

50 Tales from the first book.

50 headline grabbing tales from the Bible.  

Fifty-fifty Tweeted Stories. Fifty stories in fifty words. What would the characters in Jesus’s stories tweet or text to their mates? !!! 1: Busy? New boss. Nice guy, bit naïve. … Read on →