Seven Churches in South Oxfordshire

Posts by Kevin Davies (Page 9)

From the Rector: Tuesday 1st March 2022

Naboth’s blood Dear friends, The first book of Kings, chapter 21, tells the story of how King Ahab covets his neighbour’s vinyard; ideally situated next to the palace, fertile and productive. Ahab wants to grow vegetables there. He offers Naboth, the owner, a fair price. Naboth refuses. It is his family inheritance, he says, so he will not sell. Ahab sulks. Jezebel,…

From the Rector: Tuesday 8th February 2022

Blues for Two Dear friends, It is “peak season” for S.A.D.  – or the “winter blues”. We’ve not seen much sun on the outside for a while. So our feel-good hormones are running low. When you add in winter illness, two years of Covid, frequent changes, upheavals at work, relational pressures and money worries it is neither surprising nor unexpected if there…

From the Rector: Tuesday 14th December 2021

Christmas Worship Edition Dear friends, Thank you for all your good humoured support throughout the last year. Here are the “live in person” services for the Christmas Season at Checkendon and Stoke Row. Booking is not necessary, but please do wear your face covering inside the church building and use the hand sanitizer on the way in. We’ll keep things draughty, so…