Once upon a time two brothers who lived on adjoining farms fell into conflict. It was the first serious rift in 40 years of farming side by side, sharing machinery, and trading labourand goods as needed without a hitch. Then the long collaboration fell apart. It began with a small misunderstanding and it grew into…

I was reading an article in my regular Christian magazine this week and came across this article. “Did you know that the Australian regent honeyeater bird needs to learn to sing again?  Apparently it is on the verge of extinction which means that the few male birds that remain don’t have contact with older males from…

Have you ever said to someone ‘I’m a Christian’  Sometimes when we are talking to people who are not church-goers and especially if they are going through a tough time we might say ‘I will add you to my prayer list’ or ‘I’m a Christian and I will pray for  you’.  What might those words…

As I continue to search through files in my office or on my laptop I find things that are treasures to me.  This is one that means a lot to me, mainly because of the effect it had on David. Back in 2005 my husband and I were introduced to a course called Essence written by…

A man was sleeping at night in his cabin when suddenly his room filled with light, and God appeared.  The Lord told the man he had work for him to do, and showed him a large rock in front of his cabin. The Lord explained that the man was to push against the rock with…

I found this when I was goin back through some old files on my computer. This one probably goes back 20 years. You can tell that by the amount footballers are worth today. How much do you think you’re worth?  Yesterday was the start of the new football season.  The fans turned out in their…

Psalm 24v1 The earth is the Lord’s and everything in it.   During half-term I went with my daughter and four of my great grandchildren – two 3-year-olds and two 5-year-olds – to Colchester Zoo.  The weather was beautiful and I was looking forward to being with the little ones but I had mixed feelings about being…

I found this piece from Geoffrey Rust pinned to our Church notice board today – I had used it once a while ago in a service at Knodishall and someone thought it was worth sharing. Having read it again I believe it is definitely worth sharing.  It certainly makes me wonder. Have I missed hearing from…

I am waiting for an appointment at the Eye Clinic. Having already had cataracts removed from both eyes, I find that one has clouded over and as the weeks and months have gone by it has got much worse and now I can only see vague images with that eye.  Thankfully the other eye is…

A few days ago I opened my Office door and for once didn’t immediately close it again, something I have done many times even during lockdown despite having time on my hands. I just haven’t been motivated to even begin to tidy up in there. But then something prompted me to make a start.  It…