Bible Meditation

Bill leads us to meditate, amongst other things, on Peter’s reaction on witnessing Jesus’s transfiguration. (Note: at the time this programme was first broadcast, Britain was on the verge of joining the USA in going to war in Iraq)

A meditation aimed at getting us to focus on the Holy Spirit, based on Acts 2:1-11

Bill Hewett leads us in a meditation that aims to get us to rethink how we judge others. First broadcast in 1997.

In the second part of his series of meditations on violence, Bill Hewlett examines what the Bible has to tell us about violence and non-violence. First broadcast in 1997.

The third installment in Bill Hewett’s series of meditations on our shared dramas. First broadcast in 1997.

The final installment in Bill Hewett’s series of meditations on our shared dramas. First broadcast in 1997.

In the second part of his series of meditations on the story of the man born blind, Bill Hewett invites us to think about inclusion. Who is included and who isn’t? First broadcast in 1996.

Bill concludes this series based on the story of the man born blind by looking at exclusion. Who do we exclude, and why? First broadcast in 1996.

Bill leads us to reflect on why after all this time, mankind still has not taken Christ’s message of non-violence on board. First broadcast in 1997.

For a final time, Bill Hewett leads us to meditate on Christ’s example of non-violence. First broadcast in 1997.

What was on the minds of the wise men in the Nativity story as they followed the star that led them to the coming king? Bill Hewett ponders on this in this meditation based on Matthew 2:1-12, Psalm 42, Ephesians 3:2-6, TS Eliot’s poem The Journey of the Magi, and one of his own, ‘Stop and Look’.

Bill’s meditation today focuses on Jesus and John the Baptist, and is based on the following scriptures: Isaiah 42:1-7 and 55:1-11, Mark 1:7-11, Acts 10:34-38, 1 John 5:1-9 and Psalm 28.

Bill Hewett invites us to meditate on these scriptures: John 1:35-24, 1 Samuel 3:3-10,19, 1 Corinthians 6:13-15, 17-20 and Psalm 39.

Bill Hewett begins his meditation on the holy season by examining what the word ‘Lent’ actually means, plus some thoughts on the purpose of temptation.

Bill Hewett continues his series of meditations on remembering by inviting us to think of our recurring memories, then makes a plea for non-violence. First broadcast in 1997.