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)
WEEK 2 This series of “Thoughts for the Day” is inspired by the study series, NOTORIOUS, written by Jeff Lucas. He and Pastor Brent discuss 9 different characters from the Bible who we would possibly call rogues, scoundrels or scallywags. Each one however can teach us something of our faith. THE ELDER BROTHER – Do…
I mentioned a couple of weeks ago that we go out for early morning walks, at the time of writing, we were setting off in darkness and arriving home in daylight. It is a reminder that the days are getting longer now, that this week is the first time that we have set off from…
We love a quiz. Monday is Quiz Night on the BBC, and we watch but are useless, yet keep on trying. We were recently introduced to the online daily word quiz, WORDLE. It’s a free game devoid of advertising and really demanding. It starts with nothing and you have to guess a five-letter word in…
Our house has lots of clocks, I love the way that they tick and chime, each having their own unique sound. however often the time is different depending on the room, or the day of the week, and it adds a lack of certainty around the time. However, not everyone appreciates the clocks chiming, especially…
I was only about thirteen when I first came across a bigoted, racist attitude. No doubt I had met such a person before but in my youthful shyness I had not noticed but then this lad at school came over my horizon. Looking back I realise that he was being fed lines by his father…
A water bearer had two large pots, each hung on opposite ends of a pole which he carried across his neck. One of the pots had a crack in it, and while the other pot was perfect and always delivered a full pot of water at the end of the long walk from the stream…
The Thought for the Day is from Luke 18 v 13.“But the tax collector stood at a distance. He would not even look up to heaven, but beat his breast and said, ‘God, have mercy on me, a sinner.’ Charles Haddon Spurgeon used to tell the story of a duke who boarded a galley ship and…
This series of “Thoughts for the Day” is inspired by the study series, NOTORIOUS, written by Jeff Lucas. He and Pastor Brent discuss 9 different characters from the bible who we would possibly call rogues, scoundrels or scallywags. Each one however can teach us something of our faith. Cain – the first born of Adam…
“You cannot cross the ocean unless you have the courage to lose sight of the shore” The above quotation is attributed to Christopher Columbus. This quote made some kind of sense to me during last summer when I read a delightful book entitled “Four mums in a boat” the wonderful story of four quite ordinary…
Thought for the Day is from 1 John 1 v9.If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness. Hijackers terrorised the passengers aboard an Indian Airlines jet for 8 days. Then, on December 31, 1999, the gunmen issued a final demand before releasing…