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The Kindness of God

Today’s thought for the day is brought to us by Sue Griffiths www.ellel.uk “The Most High … is kind to the ungrateful and wicked. Be merciful, just as your Father is merciful”. Luke 6:35-36, NIV I am reading Luke’s Gospel at the moment, and every morning as I read I am being bowled over by…

Finding God in Tight Circumstances

Today’s thought for the day is brought to us by Yulia Kariuki www.ellel.co.uk As surely as the Lord your God lives,” she replied, “I don’t have any bread—only a handful of flour in a jar and a little olive oil in a jug. I am gathering a few sticks to take home and make a…

Methodism mocked

Methodism mocked : the satiric reaction to Methodism in the 18th century by Albert M LylesEpworth Press, 1960  191 pages  (out of print but may be available secondhand) The author of this interesting book is a lecturer in English at an American university, clearly well versed in literary genres. He examines  the very hostile reaction as…