I recall a meeting I had with a Bank customer and, as part of our conversation, he told me he was an advertising executive. Our chat side-tracked to TV adverts, and I mentioned the one I thought was, at that time, the worst on TV. He then made an interesting comment, that “the makers of…

For several years I was privileged to enjoy fellowship with an older Christian at church and in a Homegroup. One of his qualities that I admired and appreciated was his defence of the “underdog” and linked to that, his dislike of generalisations. When we first moved to our current area and because we had two…

In recent years, I have been amazed by the contrast in medical costs. For example, in at least one of the African countries healthcare may be obtained for the equivalent of £3 per annum BUT many families cannot afford that. In the USA, I was informed that the cost of an MRI scan would be $10,000…

An opening commentary on my Bible app was based on a reading from Acts 5 verses 1 to 11, the story of Ananias and Sapphira. The writer’s opening comments were as follows. Many these days have been wondering if we are too flippant with God. We livestream church for our convenience. We check our phones…

I sat down to write this contribution shortly after having our daily reading that was centred on a few verses from 2 Chronicles 20. The chapter records how “A vast army was marching against” the nation and king Jehoshaphat was “terrified by this news and begged the Lord for guidance.” And then, verse 5 “He prayed”. This…

Another fascinating fact, I recently discovered is that throughout the whole of England, it is illegal to eat mince pies on 25 December. I have no way of checking if that is still true, but if so, there must be many who, like me, broke the law on Christmas Day. Hopefully, the police are not…

According to The Great Book of British Useless Information, in 2009 Cadbury decided to warn their customers that Dairy Milk contained – Milk! Asda was once recorded as following “Allergy Advice” and decided to place a serious warning that plastic milk bottles contain MILK! I am amused whenever I visit a local Card Shop because…

My first contribution to TFTD resulted from a conversation over a meal when comparing older and newer hymns and songs and I was reminded of that again when undertaking my daily Bible reading recently. The writer was commenting on the reason why, in Genesis chapter 4, Abel’s offering was accepted but Cain’s was not, and…

During this period of Lent and approaching Good Friday, I was challenged by the opening words of the well-known hymn, “When I survey the wondrous cross”. One definition of the word “survey” is “to look closely at or examine (someone or something),” and this reminded me of a verse from the New Testament. Hebrews 12 verse…

Genesis 22 I cannot remember the last time I heard this chapter, or even part of it, read publicly and certainly have not heard or read a sermon based on it in recent years. Maybe readers of these TFTD will have been recipients. As a parent, I have often wondered how I would have reacted,…