I was prompted to write this contribution on the day my daily Bible reading “Verse of the day” was from James 1:19. “My dear brothers and sisters, take note of this: Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak and slow to become angry”. Amazingly, my wife quoted this same verse (from a Prayer Guide)…

Ecclesiastes 1: 9 What has been will be again, what has been done will be done again; there is nothing new under the sun. My first TFTD contribution, published in March 2022, was based on a family meal conversation about older and modern hymns. I was a little surprised to see a recent social media…

Some Bible commentaries suggest that Barnabas means “son of encouragement” or “son of consolation.” Which came first might be open to speculation (or fact), but the man who accompanied the apostle Paul is often considered to be an excellent example of the definition. Recently, I attended a Service of Thanksgiving for the life of a…

A recent social media article referred to the inevitability of death, but for the Christian, the prospect of heaven. I recall growing up in a church that had a weekly communion service lasting over an hour, with lovely contributions that encouraged the singing of a phrase from a hymn. “If such a glimpse of love…

My wife and I were sitting in our lounge, enjoying an early morning cup of tea and waiting for a Sunday morning Christian Radio programme to start at 7 am. I was busy on my computer, looked at the clock and asked my wife, as it was only 6:10, if we should have an early…

LUKE 19 VERSE 5 We recently enjoyed a visit from our youngest daughter from the USA, and during the two-week visit we also played host to three friends for a weekend as they joined us in our church’s 100-year celebration. Though two of our friends used their Roma van in our drive overnight, the preparations…

In a recent Bible reading (NIV), Proverbs 3: 5 and 6 state, “Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways submit to him, and he will make your paths straight.” I told my wife that I preferred the translation I had been familiar with for the first thirty…

Returning home from a holiday with relatives, some years ago, we had agreed that the leading car’s occupants would decide where to stop for a rest break. As we walked from our cars, we were approached by a representative of a motoring organisation to solicit membership. As I was already a member, my colleague was…

During a short break in Cheshire, my wife and I decided to visit the North Wales coastline and encountered the notorious 20 mph speed limit. For the tourists, there were many opportunities to look closely at the surroundings but after a while, even that became a challenge. I thought there were two types of drivers:…

Before I share a dictionary definition, let me ask a question. Do you ever suffer from Church fatigue?  One definition states “extreme tiredness resulting from mental or physical exertion or illness,” but in the context of the question, I prefer a comment from an old man some years ago: “My get-up-and-go has got up and went”. This subject…