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Toby's Box -- Matthew 28:16-20 -- Janice B. Scott -- Trinity Sunday | 1st Sunday after Pentecost - A
Toby was playing with his favourite toy.
Gotcha! -- Matthew 10:24-39 -- Janice B. Scott -- Proper 7 | Ordinary Time 12 - A
Steven couldn't believe his luck.
Donovan's New Life -- Mark 1:14-20 -- Janice B. Scott -- Epiphany 3 | Ordinary Time 3 - B
Justin's Dilemma -- John 2:13-22 -- Janice B. Scott -- Third Sunday in Lent - B
Justin sighed. It was time for yet another rugby lesson, and he hated playing rugby.
John's Special Summer -- John 15:9-17 -- Janice B. Scott -- Sixth Sunday of Easter - B
John sat on the rocks with his arms locked tightly around his knees, watching the other children in

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Treachery Or Tough Love? -- Genesis 22:1-18 -- Janice B. Scott -- Fifth Sunday of Easter - C
Some while ago there was a tragic but interesting story which made the headlines in the national pre
Enabling Suffering -- Mark 8:27-38 -- Janice B. Scott -- Proper 19 | Ordinary Time 24 - B
In my first job as a newly-qualified physiotherapist, I had to treat a
How Many Marbles Do You Have? -- Acts 10:34-43 -- Janice B. Scott -- Easter Day - B
Today is a day tinged with sadness for the whole nation, because even as we meet to celebrate Ea
Taking It Literally -- Deuteronomy 6:1-9 -- Janice B. Scott -- Proper 26 | Ordinary Time 31 - B
There is a famous story about an old priest and his cat in which the two were so close that the cat
The Kingdom - Wow! -- Matthew 13:31-33, 44-52 -- Janice B. Scott -- Proper 12 | Ordinary Time 17 - A
I remember watching a television documentary on BBC 2, on St Paul's Cathedral.
What's In A Name? -- 2 Corinthians 13:11-14 -- Janice B. Scott -- Trinity Sunday | 1st Sunday after Pentecost - A
Names come and go.
Anything Can Happen -- Acts 1:6-14 -- Janice B. Scott -- Seventh Sunday of Easter - A
It's always interesting to ask children whether they have any idea of what they will do with their l
Joined At The Hip? -- Ephesians 2:11-22 -- Janice B. Scott -- Proper 11 | Ordinary Time 16 - B
We all eagerly followed the progress recently of Siamese twins from Iran who were joined at the
Constant Protection And Shining Health -- Romans 10:8b-13 -- Janice B. Scott -- First Sunday in Lent - C
Every time I turn on my television I see adverts for face creams to reduce signs of aging, alcohol
Christian Paradoxes - Losing Your Life Gives You Life -- Matthew 16:21-28 -- Janice B. Scott -- Proper 17 | Ordinary Time 22 - A
It was while we were in a calm, relaxed, happy period in our lives, when everything was flowing
Making Sense Of It -- Acts 2:14 -- Janice B. Scott -- Second Sunday of Easter - A
It was a big church which was growing.
Promises, Promises -- Genesis 15:1-12 -- Janice B. Scott -- Second Sunday in Lent - C
Years ago, an Englishman's word was his bond.
Faith -- Luke 5:1-11 -- Janice B. Scott -- Epiphany 5 | Ordinary Time 5 - C
There's a wonderful story of a tightrope walker, who was challenged to walk the tightrope across t
The Qualities Of Kingship -- Luke 23:33-43 -- Janice B. Scott -- Christ The King (Proper 29) - C
A week or two ago, there was a brief clip in the news about children of courage.
Strangers Or Neighbours? -- 1 Peter 1:17-23 -- Janice B. Scott -- Third Sunday of Easter - A
A week or two ago I received an unexpected registered package through the post.
God's Strength Is Made Perfect Through Weakness -- Matthew 9:35-10:8 -- Janice B. Scott -- Proper 6 | Ordinary Time 11 - A
I once knew a Church of England lay reader, Dorothy, who was the most physically vulnerable pers
Transformed, Not Conformed -- Romans 12:1-8 -- Janice B. Scott -- Proper 16 | Ordinary Time 21 - A
Reading the letter pages of the "Church Times" can be a depressing experience.
The Pursuit Of Wisdom -- 1 Kings 2:10-12 and 3:3-14 -- Janice B. Scott -- Proper 16 | Ordinary Time 21 - B
The USA probably has the right idea.
How Do You Pray? -- John 17:6-19 -- Janice B. Scott -- Seventh Sunday of Easter - B
It's official! A prayer a day keeps the blues away.
The Wrong Gift? -- 2 Samuel 7:1-14a -- Janice B. Scott -- Proper 11 | Ordinary Time 16 - B
The man's mother had died
The Invisible Man -- Romans 5:1-5 -- Janice B. Scott -- Trinity Sunday | 1st Sunday after Pentecost - C
There's been a reworking on television recently of the old series, The Invisible Man.
What Use Is A Silver Spoon? -- Romans 9:1-5 -- Janice B. Scott -- Proper 13 | Ordinary Time 18 - A
When I was younger I used to envy those who appeared to have been born with silver spoons in the
All Of A Piece -- Galatians 3:23-29 -- Janice B. Scott -- Proper 7 | Ordinary Time 12 - C
Wearing a clerical collar is an interesting exercise, especially when out in the world.
Jesus The Christ -- Colossians 1:15-20 -- Janice B. Scott -- Epiphany 8 | Ordinary Time 8 - B
I watched a wildlife documentary on television recently, on monkeys.
Come-Uppance! -- Genesis 29:15-28 -- Janice B. Scott -- Proper 12 | Ordinary Time 17 - A
For all the moans and groans voiced by disgruntled motorists over the many speed cameras now apparen
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The Village Shepherd

Janice B. Scott
Prayers usually include these concerns and may follow this sequence:

The Church of Christ

Creation, human society, the Sovereign and those in authority

The local community

Those who suffer

The communion of saints


These responses may be used:


Lord, in your mercy
Hear our prayer
Lord, hear us.
Lord, graciously hear us.

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Stephen P. McCutchan
With joy you will draw water from the wells of salvation.
-- Isaiah 12:3

John W. Clarke
No reading of Luke is complete without coming to realize that Luke is concerned that the world understands that Jesus is the hope of the world and that any teaching that leads away from that fact is a false teaching. No matter what, no matter when, Jesus will be there to give us life.

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Whoever does not work should not eat!
-- 2 Thessalonians 3:10 (NLT)

Wow! Kind of takes your breath away, doesn't it? Not a lot of ambiguity in that rule. "You don't work, you don't eat." For a religion based on grace, it seems a bit unyielding.

Mark Ellingson
Freedom is such a lovely word, a compelling image. What is freedom? How would you define it? What does it mean to you? Webster's New World Dictionary defines freedom as being exempt from control or from arbitrary restrictions. Freedom is said to be the ability to choose or determine one's own actions.

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