I’ll never forget the first time I saw Jesus. I was walking past as he was teaching in the temple courts and I stopped in my tracks and joined the fringes of the crowd to listen. There was something compelling about the way he spoke, telling his hearers about the Kingdom of God. I long to see … Continue reading Joseph of Arimathea – Stepping out of the shadows
Author: revandym
I'm a vicar of a wonderful church in Coventry. I have a passion for writing and creating. As part of my job I have the amazing job of telling people all about Jesus and God's love for them. One of my favourite ways of doing that is by imagining what it was like to be there and meet Jesus face to face.
Mary Magdalene – The day everything changed
I made my way numbly to the tomb that Sunday morning. I hadn’t slept a wink since Friday, when my world fell apart, when I saw my Lord being laid to rest in that cold, dark tomb. I spent most of the time since then weeping. That man, my Rabbi, wasn’t just any other man; he was the … Continue reading Mary Magdalene – The day everything changed
A Donkey’s Easter Tale
Hello, my name’s Dave, the donkey. You won’t know me … not many people do. You might know my Grandpa, Darrell. He’s the one who went all the way from Nazareth – that’s a long, long, long way away – and carried a young woman – who was very pregnant – all the way to Bethlehem. Her name … Continue reading A Donkey’s Easter Tale
Jesus the King and his crazy glory
written when Easter Sunday happened to be April Fools' day Part 1 I want to tell you the real storyof Jesus the king and his crazy glory.He broke all the rules, didn’t play by the bookWant to know why? well let’s take a lookBegin at the beginning, with his birthCircumstances of which were quite absurd.If … Continue reading Jesus the King and his crazy glory
Emmaus: The Road to Hope (based on Luke 24)
I’d not slept a wink for two nights, not since our hopes were ripped to shreds by the Temple authorities and the Roman killing machine. I was still in shock in all honesty – all had happened so quickly. Could it be less than a week since Jesus had come in triumph to Jerusalem, acclaimed as … Continue reading Emmaus: The Road to Hope (based on Luke 24)
Peter’s Story (Easter)
Based on John 20:1-18 this has been inspired by the Gospel accounts of the Resurrection and also the following verses in 1 Corinthians 15: For what I received I passed on to you as of first importance: that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures, 4 that he was buried, that he was raised on the … Continue reading Peter’s Story (Easter)
Jairus’ Daughter
Part 1 My name is Tamar, the daughter of Jaurus and Abigail, and I’m nearly eight years old. I’m no one very special, but something very special happened to me. It didn’t start very well. I got very poorly. I felt hot and sweaty, then cold and sweaty, I didn’t want to eat or get out of bed … Continue reading Jairus’ Daughter
The Centurion
My name is Marcus Justus Loginus. I am a centurion of the Sebastii cohort based at Herod’s fortress in Jerusalem. It’s our job to keep the peace. Not an easy task when it’s Jewish festival season. Hundreds of thousands of people flock from all over the country for their celebrations – and there’s almost always trouble. They get together … Continue reading The Centurion
A Thief in Paradise (inspired by Luke 23:39-43)
Wow, where am I? It’s so beautiful here, it’s so beautiful here. What am I doing here? Where am I? Oh, hello, I didn’t see you there. I can’t take it in … My name is Levi, and I’m not a good man. No, I’m really not. I’ve done some horrible things. I’ve stolen, hurt people, … Continue reading A Thief in Paradise (inspired by Luke 23:39-43)
“Father, Forgive” – A Devotional Service for Good Friday based on the Gospel of Mark
Click here to follow the Bible readings Opening Prayer Eternal God, in the cross of Jesus we see the cost of our sin and the depth of your love:in humble hope and fear may we place at his feetall that we have and all that we are, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.[1] [1] From Archbishop’s Council, Common Worship: … Continue reading “Father, Forgive” – A Devotional Service for Good Friday based on the Gospel of Mark
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