A scroll was a roll of parchment for writing on; the Scriptures (writings) were originally written on scrolls. Normally, a scroll would not be eaten, but on different occasions in the Bible, we are given the vivid picture of God’s people being told to eat a scroll to...

I recently organised a surprise baby shower for my daughter-in-law, and found the experience of keeping secrets from her stressful to say the least. My son knew only that they had to be in a certain place at a certain time; I dare not tell my grandchildren about the...

Tonight we looked at the Parable of the Sower (Matthew 13:1-23) with the children, who happily gave out 'seeds' (aka fake snowballs) to adults in the congregation and then actually got to plant their own seeds. (Hopefully we will have cress to see as a result!) The...