Posts by Anna Porter (Page 28)

“Roadmap”

Thought for the Day – Tuesday 14th July 2020 Toward the close of World War II one Allied unit was assigned a crucial mission in Berlin. Each soldier had to memorise a map detailing all of Berlin’s important military sites—in a single night! In just a few hours, each soldier had committed the map to…

“Declutter”

Thought for the Day – Tuesday 7th July 2020 Bible reading – Psalm 139 v 23. Search me, God, and know my heart; test me and know my anxious thoughts.See if there is any offensive way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting  “The Learning Annex, a chain of adult-education schools, says that more than 200,000 people…

“Locked doors ?”

Thought for the day – Saturday 27th June 2020 “Late one afternoon in the 19th century in London, two sight-seeing soldiers went to visit the magnificent Westminster Abbey but found its doors locked. Arthur Stanley, who had become dean of the Abbey in 1863, was walking outside at the time and noticed them. When he…

“Why its Sally!”

Thought for the Day – Wednesday 24th June 2020 Bible reading : Ephesians 6 v 4.  “Fathers, do not exasperate your children; instead, bring them up in the training and instruction of the Lord.” Benjamin West was just trying to be a good babysitter for his little sister Sally. While his mother was out, he found…

“Small changes”

Thought for the day – Wednesday 17th June 2020 Acts 1:8But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on you; and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth. “John, do you want to spend the rest of your life selling sugared water, or…

“God has a plan”

Thought of the day – Monday 15th June 2020  “By the end of his life, musician Giuseppe Verdi was recognised as a master of dramatic composition. But he didn’t begin his career with such success. As a youth, he had obvious musical ability, but he was denied entrance to the Milan Conservatory because he lacked…

“Indescribable gift”

Thought of the day – Tuesday 2nd June 2020 Hello Everyone, the Thought for the Day is from 2 Corinthians 9 v 15.“It has been said that one of the Roman emperor gave an expensive present to a friend. But when the ruler offered the gift the friend said, “This is too much for me…

“Be a Cheerful Giver”

 Bible reading – 2 Corinthians 9 v 7Each of you should give what you have decided in your heart to give, not reluctantly or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver “A pastor wanted to see if a farmer in his congregation was willing to support the Lord’s work. So one day he challenged him with…

“Sowing the seeds”

Thought for the Day – Tuesday 5th May 2020 Bible verse 2 Corinthians 9 v 6“Remember this: Whoever sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and whoever sows generously will also reap generously” On a relative’s farm there were certain fields that he sowed by hand. He strapped on a canvas contraption that looked like a…