I was brought up in the countryside in Northern Ireland and my uncles were farmers. I have many memories of very happy days running about the fields with my siblings but also of helping to work in those fields. This time of year was such an important time when the crops were harvested and 60…

Russian peasant farmers enjoy telling the story of the day a commissar came to a farmer and enquired about the year’s potato crop. “Oh it was wonderful,” replied the farmer. “Good, good,” said the official. “Just how big was it?” “Oh, it was so big it reached up to the very foot of God.” The…

The Thought for the Day is from Proverbs 29 v 23.A man who loves wisdom brings joy to his father, but a companion of prostitutes squanders his wealth The story is told of a millionaire who attended a banquet and sat next to some people who were discussing the subject of prayer. He declared, “Prayer…

The thought for the Day is from Psalm 90 v 12.Teach us to number our days, that we may gain a heart of wisdom A high school teacher in Los Angeles had a unique way of stimulating her students to think. From time to time she would write brief messages on the chalkboard that were…

The Thought for the Day is from Hebrews 4 v 12.For the word of God is alive and active. Sharper than any double-edged sword, it penetrates even to dividing soul and spirit, joints and marrow; it judges the thoughts and attitudes of the heart Author Ronald B. Schwartz asked scores of well-known contemporary writers to name the books that…

The Thought for the Day is from Romans 10 v14.How, then, can they call on the one they have not believed in? And how can they believe in the one of whom they have not heard? And how can they hear without someone preaching to them?  John Harper, a Scottish minister, was travelling by ship…

The Thought for the Day is from Micah 5 v 4.He will stand and shepherd his flock in the strength of the LORD, in the majesty of the name of the LORD his God. And they will live securely, for then his greatness will reach to the ends of the earth. Can meekness and majesty…

The Thought for the Day is from Hebrews 4 v 12.For the word of God is alive and active. Sharper than any double-edged sword, it penetrates even to dividing soul and spirit, joints and marrow; it judges the thoughts and attitudes of the heart Author Ronald B. Schwartz asked scores of well-known contemporary writers to name the books that…

The Thought for the Day is from Psalm 114 v 7.Tremble, earth, at the presence of the Lord, at the presence of the God of Jacob, who turned the rock into a pool, the hard rock into springs of water Back and forth, back and forth go the pounding waves of the sea. From ages past,…

The Thought for the Day is from John 7 v 38.Whoever believes in me, as Scripture has said, rivers of living water will flow from within them The Dead Sea is so salty that it contains no fish or plant life. What accounts for this unusual condition? There are absolutely no outlets! A great volume of…