Some people like coffee strong and black, others white with sugar, many people just have it white; there are many ways.  I recently had a conversation about coffee and all the different types; roast, ordinary, decaffeinated, etc., etc. This got me thinking about other things which I like that has many different types like tea,…

I recently had the great privilege of returning to the Church in which I grew up to lead their 356th Anniversary. Inevitably I met new people and was reacquainted with people I have known all my life. Some of the former group were from families associated with mine and yet as individuals we have never…

Psalm 145Great is the Lord and most worthy of praise;  his greatness no one can fathom I tend to forget that God is an almighty God, far above all others and that at any time He could snuff me out if He chose to. But reading psalm 145 confirmed to me that He does not want to do…

Ephesians 3 v 20.Now to him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to his power that is at work within us Do you ever ask yourself, “What can I offer to others?” Sometimes, it’s so much easier to focus on what you feel you can’t do e.g. I can’t sing,…

I have just completed a jigsaw puzzle, not the amazing type with hundreds of pieces, or of a beautiful scene nor a picture from the past with an old stream train or cars going through it.  No, not even one of those fiendishly difficult puzzles of a plate of baked beans, or spaghetti with every…

For years I thought that a successful Church was one that was filled to capacity every Sunday, as a teenager I used to look around our local chapel and dream of the day when I would see the place packed to capacity every Sunday, sadly the only times I saw that happen was on special…

Over the last couple of weeks my patience has been really tested. I had to wait a long time at the hospital; Ray, my husband, had to wait to see the dentist and I was waiting for him in the car. We were to have a Smart meter fitted on a sunny afternoon and he didn’t turn…

Jonah wanted to watch what happened to Nineveh. He went out to a vantage point and made himself a shelter to protect himself from the sun while he boiled with rage at God’s mercy.  A large, leafy plant grew quickly and sheltered him adding to the comfort of his viewing platform. Then a worm chewed…

Lee Atwater was a well-known figure in U.S. politics. He engineered the successful 1988 presidential campaign of George H.W. Bush and was the head of the Republican National Committee (1988-10991). But in the midst of all his activities he developed an inoperable brain tumour and died at the age of 40. During his illness, Atwater came…

There was a time when masks were worn by actors to portray a character in a play – an animal, a bird, a monster. Children love making and wearing masks for fancy dress parties, and aristocrats in a bygone era wore masks to balls. Surgeons and theatre nurses wear masks to perform operations, and those…