In the last of this series of TFTDs from Greenbelt, I want to share some thoughts from a talk by theologian Thomas Ooord. The title of his talk was “God is- uncontrolling love”, and he started with the statement – God CANNOT control anything. The talk was packed with information explaining this statement, which I…

As you can imagine, a talk by John Bell from the Iona community, a veteran contributor to the “other” TFTD on radio 4, was always going to be popular at Greenbelt. But with a title of “Did God save Donald Trump?” it was guaranteed to be a sell out! John Bell started with the premise…

I recently attended the Greenbelt festival for the first time, and experienced typical bank holiday festival weather, (for some of the time). That didn’t dampen our spirits and we took the opportunity to listen to some fantastic speakers. I am going to try and describe some of the treasure that was shared with us in…

Over the past few weeks I have used the fruits of the Spirit as a theme for my TFTDs. After I had completed the last one on love this photo popped on my Instagram account – this makes me sound far more tech savvy than I am! Instagram is a way of instantly sharing photos…

As I write this TFTD the news is full of accounts of rioting in various towns and cities in the UK (excluding Scotland). This all started when false information was disseminated Online about the perpetrator of the murder of three innocent girls attending what should have been a fun dance class in Southport. On Sunday…

I’ve recently been looking at the collection of professional photographs that were taken at my son’s wedding in June. They capture so much of that day, sun and showers, preparation inside and out, smiles, laughter, joy and most obviously love. That love was obvious between Tom and Hannah, but also between their friends and family.…

If you follow any news channel or newspaper you will not have failed to learn of the news of an assassination attempt on Donald Trump, the death of a supporter and critical injury of two others. President Biden has reflected and responded to the clamour of voices for him to step aside for a younger…

Those of you who have read previous TFTDs that I have submitted will know that my son has a dog named Bill, who we are often called upon to look after. Three weeks ago we were reeling (some people were) from England having been defeated by Spain in the Football European Championships. My son flew…

In our Bible Study group recently we were discussing how the Psalms help us to experience God “as close as touch, yet simultaneously so far away as one might wonder if he existed at all.” Steve Chalke, who is a prominent Christian commentator, and is often speaking on the radio, spoke about Mother Theresa’s experience…

My husband and I recently had my son’s dog for the weekend whilst he and his wife attended a friend’s wedding. We are not dog owner’s and had to prepare for the visit by finding all the potential areas of escape. Fortunately, Bill, (the dog), is familiar with us and our home. Having blocked up…