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)
Maybe you don’t need me to remind you that today is St Valentine’s Day and as a grumpy old man, I look at these occasions as yet another marketing ploy for companies to re-brand their ordinary product, inflate the price and fleece well meaning members of the public. My wife tells me that I haven’t…
John 1: 1 “In the beginning was The Word…..” Have you ever really thought about how powerful words can be? It’s hard to believe the pen really is mightier than the sword when we see all the pictures and reports of violence which stream across our television and computer screens; yet eventually there has to…
The very well-known hymn ‘Abide with me’ says change and decay in all around I see, O thou who changest not, abide with me. There is a pattern associated with change which is summarised by the ‘Kubler-Ross change curve’. Several stages are involved from (initial) shock and denial through anger or frustration, bargaining and depression…
When I lived in Brunei we celebrated Christmas, end of Ramadan (Eid) and Chinese New Year as well as the Queen’s Birthday and the Sultan’s Birthday – a nice lot of holidays. The Chinese New Year’s Day is actually longer than a day, and this year it is 12-14th February. Each year is called a…
Psalm 119: 97-104 “Oh, how I love your law!” Oh, how I love your law! I meditate on it all day long.Your commands are always with me, and make me wiser than my enemies.I have more insight than all my teachers, for I meditate on your statutes.I have more understanding than the elders, for I obey your…
In an article for Youth Ministries magazine, a 14-year veteran of the Navy SEALs describes the colour-code system they use to indicate levels of combat readiness. Each stage has a parallel in spiritual warfare. Condition White: The soldier is relaxed and day-dreaming, unaware of his surroundings. A Christian in this condition is easy prey for…
SENSES OF THE SEA, No 4 – ‘SOUND’ The sound of the sea can be calming or terrifying, depending on the strength of the wind and the swell. It can soothe you to sleep or keep you awake! Many artists, musicians and writers have been able to express the sound of the sea to great…
David Jason made one of his few guest appearances on an episode of the BBC’s “The One Show” a couple of years ago. He was asked the usual kinds of questions about the programme he was currently appearing in and then the interviewer asked him “what kind of television do you enjoy?” his reply surprised…
William Cowper, though a Christian, had sunk to the depths of despair. One foggy night he called for a horse drawn carriage and asked to be taken to London Bridge. He was so overcome by depression that he intended to commit suicide. After two hours of driving through the fog, Cowper’s coachman reluctantly confessed that…
I have never really felt comfortable catching buses. It is probably that as a child I never had to use them, and by the time I was a young adult and working but had not yet passed my driving test and had to use them they worried me. Then of course there were the odd…