Every day we post a Thought for the day written by someone within the circuit. Some are very light hearted and some are very deep theologically with all bases between covered.
We hope these will encourage, uplift and make you reflect but most of all we hope you enjoy reading these small daily snippets and take some inspiration on your daily journey
“I am with you and will watch over you wherever you go” (Genesis 28:15)
I’ve never particularly been a great football fan and I guess that the last match I ever voluntarily watched on TV was the FA cup final in 1972 when Leeds United beat Arsenal 1-0, and I even had to look that up on Google when writing this thought for the day today. Living in West…
The other day I was “sorting out” my handbag and right at the bottom I found a keyring which also is a little light. It was given to me by a very good friend who sadly is no longer with us. The message on it is “Life is better with friends.” I miss my friend.…
You may remember a few weeks ago, I wrote about a recent incident when my ‘daughter-in -law’ was taken into A&E. I recounted the reactions of the older two grandchildren which ranged from mild hysteria to laid back detachment. So, what about the youngest? How did she react? When I arrived, she ran into my…
Thirty years and a fortnight ago I first sat in my study and looked out over the top of the cherry tree in the garden below. Flowers in the winter and leaves in summer have always been there. I moved out when our first baby moved in to ‘his room’, but when he grew up…
Today’s thought for the day is brought to us by Dr Frances Clemson, Christian Aid’s Faith Communications and Just Scripture Specialist www.christianaid.org.uk Something to read If you continue in my word, you are truly my disciples, and you will know the truth, and the truth will make you free. – John 8:32-33. Something to think…
For several years I was privileged to enjoy fellowship with an older Christian at church and in a Homegroup. One of his qualities that I admired and appreciated was his defence of the “underdog” and linked to that, his dislike of generalisations. When we first moved to our current area and because we had two…
I have recently returned from the East Anglian District Synod. In the afternoon we were led in a Bible Study on Philippians 1:1-9. We were then asked to discuss in groups a set of questions. In true group discussion, it doesn’t matter how long you are given, most of the time was spent discussing the…
I can still remember the day way back in March 1976 when I passed my driving test, the day was the fulfilment of my dream to be able to drive a car, I’d had my first lesson in my Dad’s three wheeler Reliant Regal Supervan iii which looking back was a bit of a grand…
On Tuesday I went to Ipswich, travelling by bus. We only have one bus per hour and it was 25 minutes late but the sun was shining so I didn’t mind waiting. It might have been a different story if it had been raining. There was a “Buddy Driver” on board and I assumed that…
May dew was thought to have special properties – girls who bathed in it were thought to have beautiful complexions; people would go out of their way to walk barefoot or roll in it; men who washed their hands in it were thought to become good at tying knots and making nets. Mothers would wrap…