Today’s Bible passage is Matthew 4:1-11 (the temptation of Jesus) and the household object is the mobile phone. You might wonder at the connection between the two, but the author of 'At Home In Lent' (Gordon Giles) reminds us of the distraction which a mobile phone...

Our household object for today is the fireplace and our Bible passage is Genesis 18:27-33.   When I was a child visiting my grandparents’ house, the open fire in the living room was both cosy and inviting. Fire produces both heat and light, but as it burns, it...

Last week we had a flurry of snow in our area, just enough for children to have a snowball fight and to build snowmen. My grandchildren built a snow woman called Sheila and her baby, Melody (named after their baby sister.) To build a snowman, you need to roll several...