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)
Easter Sunday was a very yellow day for me. As we travelled to church, we saw beautiful daffodils on the verges and also some delicate lemony primroses. Inside the church, the different yellow and golden shades seemed to stand out in Easter banners and decorations. Fuzzy chicks and eggs again glowed yellow. I must just…
(Familydestinationsguide.com Images) Many of you will have experienced the frustration of trying to close an overfull suitcase, fit everything into the car for a family holiday with little children and all the equipment associated with babies, or pack a few items too many into an overfull cupboard. All my adult life I have been quite…
I can now greet you from the other side of Easter, hoping you have experienced something of the joy of that day from attending a service, reading something in a book or online, or listening to a Radio or TV programme in the last few days. I have continued to think about Jesus’ disciples and…
Several years ago, a satellite church was established and started some House Groups, and I was subsequently invited to lead a Bible Study at one of them. The subject I was given was, “Why was the cross so necessary?” This Easter period reminded me of the event and how I considered my approach to the…
The last tree in this series is the Stone Pine – not a common garden tree, in this country. They commonly grow in Mediterranean countries. If you have visited Rome you will have seen them in gardens and along roadsides; tall trees with a pine leaf canopy at the top. The young plants – like…
(Image © Claudio Schwarz on Unsplash) I can remember Standing by the wall And the guns shot above our heads And we kissed as though nothing could fall And the shame was on the other side Oh, we can beat them for ever and ever It’s funny how you can hear a song countless times…
“What is happening? Today there is a great silence over the earth, a great silence, and stillness, a great silence because the King sleeps; the earth was in terror and was still, because God slept in the flesh and raised up those who were sleeping from the ages. God has died in the flesh, and…
There seems so much suffering in the world, it can be overwhelming. Why does a loving God allow it to happen? It’s probably the greatest reason why people say they refuse to believe in God. Atheists may think that believers have never really faced the problem of suffering – if they did, they would give…
The source of the River Thames in Gloucestershire is a muddy hole in wet times, marked by an almost indecipherable stone tablet but adorned by three wooden signs. The Thames Path will lead a walker to Woolwich and then to the sea. Throughout Lent, I have been reflecting on the temptations of Jesus in the…
As I am writing this thought for Holy Week, I am continuing to think about the way Jesus was let down by his disciples in his most testing and agonising last hours before his crucifixion. Following Judas’ exit from the Last Supper meal Jesus sings a hymn with his disciples and they go to the…