Thought for the day (Page 115)

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)

No Ordinary Life

As a little lad, I used to love it when my Dad and Uncle James started telling stories of their childhood. One of my favourite stories was about the skin of the rice pudding.  This was back in the days when dinner was eaten at mid day and tea was the early evening meal. The…

Gone fishing

Two men went out fishing.  One was an experienced fisherman, the other wasn’t.  Every time the experienced fisherman caught a big fish, he put it in his ice chest to keep it fresh.  Whenever the inexperienced fisherman caught a big fish, he threw it back.  The experienced fisherman watched this go on all day and…

Quiz Night

Quiz Night 2 We dutifully watch University Challenge each week. It’s a miracle if we get anything right. I’m fairly good at History and Art and even some types of music, but totally thrown by rock/ pop/ jazz, and astro physics is alien to me. But we press on in the hope we will discover…

Social Justice Online

This coming Sunday, 20th February is ‘United Nations World Day of Social Justice’ which has social justice in the digital economy as its focus for this year. The entire digital world has grown in importance for us all since COVID related restrictions have prevented face to face meetings and limited gatherings. The use of the…

A cracked water pot

Have you heard the story of the cracked water pot? 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…

Stretched

The Thought for the Day is from Psalm 66 v 10. “For you, God, tested us; you refined us like silver.” A talented violinist was scheduled to play before a very critical audience. Although she had a fine instrument, she was not satisfied with the quality of its sound. So, she said to her father,…

Rogues, Scoundrels & Scallywags of Scripture

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…

Snowdrop Sunday

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…

Quiz Night 1

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…

Listen

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…