Thought for the day – Sunday 24th May 2020 Shortly before moving to Ipswich I had to go to Leeds for a twenty-four-hour training session on being a new superintendent.  I decided to travel by train, which was something I hadn’t done for years.  It was by far the easiest option and involved a change…

Thought of the day – Sunday 17th May 2020 John – A new kind of normal The others had all left now and John was all alone at the side of the sea of Galilee or Lake Tiberius as most of the locals knew it.  He sat and gazed at the still glowing embers on…

Thought for the day – Sunday 10th May 2020 Pontius Pilate The message had angered Pilate when it first arrived, instructing him to return to Rome, in some ways he was resigned to the idea as he prepared to leave Judea, his term as fifth governor of the Roman province of Judea hadn’t been easy…

Thought for the day – Wednesday 6th May 2020 Bible Reading Acts 5: 12-32The apostles performed many signs and wonders among the people. And all the believers used to meet together in Solomon’s Colonnade. No one else dared join them, even though they were highly regarded by the people. Nevertheless, more and more men and women believed in the…

Thought for the day – Sunday 3rd May 2020 Mary, the mother of Jesus Even though it was now three weeks since that dreadful day when she’d seen her son die, this didn’t get any easier for Mary, would the pain ever go away?  People kept talking about time being the great healer, but it…

Thought for the day – Sunday 26th April 2020 Brought to us by Derek Grimshaw Jesus Barabbas The lads were so pleased to see him that they were planning big celebrations, the worst crime any man can commit is being caught and when the Roman Army came for him, not only did he know that…

Thought for the day – Sunday 19th April 2020 We sometimes refer to Christians as “Easter People” and I believe that means we are people who are changed because of the Easter story, I have written some Easter People reflections to share with you and invite you to reflect upon. Thomas: It felt strange as…

Holy Saturday Thought for the day – Saturday 11th April 2020 Mary Magdalen hadn’t slept at all last night, she’d been with the women at the cross and witnessed his final minutes of life, she knew that Jesus was dead, she’d experienced the death of people she’d loved before, who hadn’t? but this was different,…

Maundy Thursday Thought for the day – Thursday 9th April 2020 Judas was starting to get frustrated, Palm Sunday had been everything he’d been waiting for, a lifelong Jew, he’d waited for the Messiah to come so that he might overthrow all that was evil in the world and that all men might worship God…