I know! We haven’t even had Christmas yet and here I am wishing you a very happy new year! Joking aside I’m sure many of you are aware that the Methodist new year always starts on September the first. Why is that? Good question. I don’t know if you are aware but every year I…
Goodness! I was so stuck! I mean, really stuck! Honestly sometimes the best thing to do is to shout for help. I was only a child at the time, maybe seven or eight when I made the decision to walk through thick mud. I cannot remember why. Maybe I was trying to find my dad. …
Patch was an amazing dog. He really was. We all loved him. He died when I was young, but I can still remember him – a big old cuddly collie dog, more white than black. He was gorgeous. But he was also very naughty. The problem was he loved food! Back then, for a small…
A few days ago, we learnt that two ministers from Zimbabwe would be visiting the circuit for three days! Goodness, ten days (or so) to get ready! I definitely felt slightly panicky! However, what a wonderful time we had! Representative Synod was at Sheringham last Saturday (the 25th of Apil) and it was there…
“What is happening? Today there is a great silence over the earth, a great silence, and stillness, a great silence because the King sleeps; the earth was in terror and was still, because God slept in the flesh and raised up those who were sleeping from the ages. God has died in the flesh, and…
John couldn’t help himself! He just couldn’t resist! It caught his eye immediately. It was the colours that drew him. Every colour of the rainbow, glistening beautifully in the light. They were radiant. The problem was the old window was in his neighbour’s skip. James, John’s neighbour, had just bought the old house and was…
Some years ago, Luke and I decided to take a day trip to Durham. I fancied having a look round the Cathedral as you do! Not knowing where the car parks are, decided to use the park and ride. We took our seats at the back of the bus, and we watched as people…
My sister found this photograph recently and sent me a copy. I’m related to most of the people in the photo. My grandfather and my dad are in the middle of the picture, holding the mugs. Goodness, it’s like a different world! My grandfather and my dad are in the middle of the picture, holding…
Sometimes you just have to admit it. You’re lost! I will never know why my Sat Nav kept insisting that that Capel St Mary was right in the centre of Ipswich but insist it did. “You have reached your destination”. “Have I? Is that right? That’s Museum Street!” By this time, I was getting extremely…