The start of this parable was shocking to Jesus’ listeners and should be shocking to us also. A fFather had two sons – so far nothing unusual about that, but the youngest asks for his half of his Father’s estate…

I am usually fairly good at remembering people’s names, but there have been occasions when someone’s name has completely gone out of my head. One of those times happened when someone who I had known for many many years asked me to pray for them. As I started to pray my mind went blank …

During Holy Week, we approach three significant events – Maundy Thursday, Good Friday and Easter Day.

I recently saw a video of someone who thought God was called Howard. When questioned about it she explained that we are told to pray, “Our Father, Howard be your name…”. I doubt that this was genuine as ‘Hallowed’ and ‘Howard’ don’t really sound the same but it did make me chuckle …

My surname has lent itself to a few nicknames in the past, particularly when I was growing up! Hummie, Hummus, Markus Hummus Aurelius and The Hummster are some that I recall, they were just for fun and carried little meaning.

In my humble opinion, our country seems to have transitioned and embraced having a King rather well. His first Christmas Day speech was excellent and gave a brief insight into his own faith in God, which was encouraging. I hope he would be able to say the words of our verse for this week …

Sadly, we have all seen the images on television of the riot police lined up in full combat gear, with shield in hand as they seek to restore order during civil unrest and trouble.
This week’s thought takes another description of God in picture language, with the author (David) describing the Lord as ‘my strength and my shield…’