Posts by John Gillett (Page 2)

“Fix your eyes”

Thought for the day – Tuesday 4th August 2020 Whilst away visiting family (most importantly our Grandson!) I went out for a run. The pavements in the part of Liverpool they live are not very well maintained. Despite concentrating on where my feet fell I took a rather nasty tumble and have ended up with…

“Speak to God”

Thought for the day – Thursday 16th July 2020 A couple of times recently people have told me how they have found the way they communicate with God has changed during lock-down. One person said that they were finding that they can now talk to Jesus ‘directly’ rather than feeling they had to go through…

“ReBuilding”

Thought for the day – Friday 10th July 2020 Recently some Bible reading notes I use, focused on the account in Nehemiah of the rebuilding of the walls of Jerusalem.  When the damage to the city was reported he said ” You see the trouble we are in”. ( Neh 2:17) However it is then…

“Peace”

Thought for the day – Thursday 11th June 2020 As we watch our tv screens,read newspapers, listen to radios follow our social media feeds the world can feel anything but peaceful. This can cause us deep unease at times – even as Christians. However when all around us feels like absolute chaos we can depend…

Pentecost

Thought for the day – Sunday 31st May 2020 Many of our church services today, whether virtual,written,on t.v or radio will be focusing on Acts chapter 2. Here the Holy Spirit is described as coming with the sound of a mighty wind and tongues of fire. Powerful images which had the effect of changing the…

“Mental Health Week”

This mental health awareness week it is good to look out for one another but also for ourselves. Perhaps it is an opportunity to make that phone call we have been putting off or write that letter we have been meaning to send. As we connect with others we can not only encourage them but…

“A Consistent Love”

I have a desktop calendar called ‘celebrating Dads’ which one of my daughters gave me a few years ago. Last week it had a quote by C.S. Lewis. :-                       ‘ The great thing to remember is that, though our feelings come and go,     …