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)
Over the last couple of weeks, I seem to have been spending quite a bit of time “sorting out ” wardrobes and cupboards. There are two reasons for this: 1: I’m looking for good items for the bric-a-brac table at the McMillan Coffee Morning and 2: I’m hoping that my son will take a lot…
We’re told that we should have an emergency kit ‘just in case’ and suggest that to ensure you and your loved ones are truly prepared when disaster strikes, your kit should be thoughtfully stocked with essential items that address basic needs for at least 72 hours, including Customizing your emergency kit according to your household’s…
Earlier this summer I went with a group to visit Olney in Buckinghamshire, home of John Newton and William Cowper. Those two names have lasting associations with hymnody, Newton’s ‘Amazing Grace’ being one of the best-known hymn texts of all time. Hymns are evocative. People who never go near a church are likely to know…
As a child I was a great admirer of the Royal family and used to enjoy cutting out pictures of royal occasions from newspapers and pasting them into scrapbooks. In 1961 the Duke of Kent, cousin of Queen Elizabeth II, married Katherine Worsley in York Minster and their wedding photo was duly added to my scrapbook. Their decision…
Listening to a Bite-Sized Church episode recently, this question was mentioned and reminded me of an incident from many years ago. Working as a part-time administrator in a Residential Home, I was privileged to assist residents in various ways. One lady, whose husband worked for the same Bank as I did, enabled us to have…
My last thought was a fourth one based in the world of bags and containers and I fully expected it to be the last of a short series. You may recall that we were thinking about leather wineskins and a saying of Jesus: “And no one pours new wine into old wineskins. Otherwise, the wine…
Over the last few weeks our Hobbies Group at FMC at Trinity has been using the church instead of the hall to meet in. It’s been interesting to see how many people come in when the door is open. I’ve welcomed one German man, a family of five from Austria and on Monday a man…
I tried to compile a list of memorable events that happened in this month and weave them into an acrostic poem. Here is the result: Silent breezes stir the cooling air, Early autumn whispers everywhere. Pilgrims set sail, their journey begun, Two towers fell, beneath September’s sun. Einstein revealed E=mc² in a September, Martin’s March…
Read: Revelation 3:1-6 By the time this is published I will have retired from fulltime work. I will be carrying on part time for a while but only on a very limited basis. I have dug out my old diary from 1981 and as far as I can see I left college on 3rd July,…
Today’s thought for the day is brought to us by Rev Claire Jones www.christianaid.org.uk Something to read When he had finished speaking, he said to Simon, ‘Put out into the deep water and let down your nets for a catch.’ Simon answered, ‘Master, we have worked all night long but have caught nothing. Yet if…