Monday Rewrite

Lord, We come to you today with our frustrations, doubts, aspirations and hopes. Our heads perhaps full of what we wish we could do, but can’t. Some of us adjusting …

The young prophet stirs, wakes, blinks as it hits him once more. This is not home. Not that safe space he is used to, ‘familiar’ is no more. Events have …

The Lord is my shepherd, my guide, my personal trainer, my therapist. My Twitter feed, my source of real news, my true friend. He has the resources to help me …

Dear sir, Thank you for submitting your short story collection for possible publication. We very much enjoyed reading the collection but regret to inform you that it is not right …

A reading for Lent. It could be done with one or several voices. I met a man the other day as I was wandering through a wilderness. He was limping. …

There used to be an ancient tale about a woman throwing a party. But that is not this story. This story is about a king. Who’s throwing a party. Which …

Eve and Adam were never that shy About cooking their best apple pie. One day when hungry, A sweet smelling tree Just happened to catch their eye. They cooked pies …

Reg is chairing a meeting attended by Stan, Brenda and Barb. Reg: Those Christians! They’re a waste of space Stan: Yea, just a bunch of religious nutters. All they do …

By Dave Broughton (Four Yorkshire shepherds [1,2,3&4] are sitting together at the crucifixion of Jesus.) 1: Ahh… Very passable, this, very passable. 2: Nothing like a good crucifixion, ay Josiah? …

A piece that’s not just about those first followers… Jesus is surrounded by those he has spent three years with, saying a heartfelt goodbye. ‘Matthew, do you remember that day …

TV news presenter Nick, rounds off the evening show with a report from Luke. Nick: And finally tonight, an unusual story. There are reports of four local fishermen giving up …

Jesus stands staring into the distance. Peter approaches him. P. Are you all right there Jesus, you look… a bit pensive. J. What? P. You look… not yourself. You look …

Imagine Joe at the end of that first week of the Nativity. Standing alone and looking out over Bethlehem. Joe: Boy! It’s been quite a week Lord. Seven days that felt like …

We all had the same dream. Perhaps that’s why we were so convinced. I looked at Melchior and he looked at me. Balthasar stirred, sat up and studied both of …

You can find a downloadable version of this piece and the four previous Christmas pieces by clicking this line. The scene is the nativity. Mary and Joe sit quietly, Mary …

A poem which could just be read, or the audience could be invited to join in on the following responses. Mary/Joe – half audience cheer for one, half the other; …

Most people look at me and have no idea. Well, they wouldn’t would they? How could they? They just see a donkey that gives rides to children. And nothing wrong …

Two women talk in relatively hushed tones. They are both going to be mothers. One has a husband and a secure home. The other has worrying and unknown times ahead. …

Joseph has his 6 youngest children sitting down so he can explain to them about their brother Jesus. ‘Right, are you all here? One, two, three, four, five, six. Good. …

As the priest and the Levite were slipping away into the distance, kicking up dust with their hurrying, a Samaritan came that way. He was a soldier, on his way …

‘Imagine this,’ Jesus says, ‘a thief cuts though a fence and sneaks into a field at night, so he can steal the sheep and harm them. You know what that …

A hand shot up through the damp earth. It stuck there, like a strange looking five fingered plant. Then another hand. Then an arm. And a second one. A body …

Pontius Pilate rolls his eyes and flaps a hand at the assembled priests. He turns and goes back inside, ordering a drink and Jesus to be brought to him. ‘You …

The Light got all decked out in flesh and brought us a kind of map, in his own being, in the blood pumping in his veins and in the wonder …

An easy-to-perform sketch about Jesus at the Wedding in Cana, as in John chapter 2. If you would like a printable copy of this please message me via this website. …

The friendly old rabbi looks at him with a twinkle in his bushy-browed eye. ‘Your mum and dad will be well worried. You know that. Two days it’s been now.’ …

There was a man who once lost a sheep. Back then he did the daft and reckless thing of leaving the other 99 so he could do anything and everything …

And lo, one day some parents did bring their little children to Jesus so he could bless them, but the disciples did chide them and tell them not to bother …

How did you manage to eat anything that night? We so easily call it The Last Supper, a celebration. And yet you knew. All night you knew. What was coming. …

He thought it would be like standing on a cliff edge, looking down, his knees knocking out a frantic drumbeat and his face white with chalky horror at the thought …

Two men were sitting have a drink at a bar. One looked over at the other, moved his seat closer and said, ‘Don’t tell anyone but I’m actually God in …

And so he came to himself. Having run out of options, leaked all his energy, exhausted his plan Bs. He came to himself. Saw his fears and his foibles and …

The lamb looks up, confused, scratched and grubby. Understanding so little of what is going on here. One minute rushing headlong into a bright new future, the next lost, ditch-bound, …

Ultimate entrepreneurs Creator Inc. have announced their new radical plan for the future. They say that, in accordance with ancient guidelines and timeless truths, they will be setting in progress …

The disciples stand and stare at the empty space. The space once filled by the one who has lived more than they have ever lived. The one who has felt …

The Boss eyes Stone carefully, narrows his piercing eyes and cocks his head to one side. He can almost hear the cogs grinding. What will it be? A death sentence? …

Based on Luke’s version of this encounter, in Luke 4. Jesus (J) walks on and kneels down, resting back on his legs, centre stage. He is wearing dirty ragged clothes. …

We all get discipled. By experience, habits, peer pressure, hurts, triumphs , disasters, failures, advice, warnings, authority figures, the media, misunderstanding, gossip, rumours, fears, regrets, aspirations, goals, culture, ambition… The …

Peter’s confused. He scratches his head. The others don’t believe a word of it. How could it be true? And what’s the value of a woman’s tale anyway to them? …

I’ve not been the same, not since that night. I came with the enemy, intent on crushing the life out of him. Desperate to settle this thing once and for …

It’s breaking her heart to see him like this. This isn’t right. Not at all. Not at all. Not at all… Somewhere above a vulture circles in a threatening sky, …

The hall of mirrors was just that, a hall lined with mirrors of all shapes and sizes. And in each one they saw themselves standing in a different world. Their …

There were two sisters, living in a small village somewhere on earth. One summer a couple of travellers turned up and they both fell in love with the sisters. A …

It’s been up against the wrong wall all this time. He’s climbed it faithfully, sweated, worked, dreamt, plotted, schemed… only to find that his endeavours have led him up a …

Are you in dire need? Is your life falling apart? Have you been affected by things out of your control? By folks climbing on your roof? Has your front room …

I pitched up for work as usual the other day, joined the lines of folks in the square, waiting, hoping for someone to hire me for the day. When I …