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)
Many years ago, in my previous church in Northern Ireland, we made up these little survival kits for people in the congregation. I found it recently when I was sorting out some paperwork. PAPER CLIP to help to hold it together in difficult times. PLASTER to help with life’s hurt feelings. CANDLE …
Are you lonely? Some people enjoy solitude, being alone doesn’t always mean feeling lonely. Loneliness is the distress, some have called it ‘social pain’, that comes from a perceived gap between desired social interaction and one’s experiences of it. It can lead on to other mental health issues : depression, anxiety, paranoia. Loneliness is often…
A week ago, we elected a new Government; but writing this over the weekend before the election I am at a disadvantage. I have a shrewd idea of the outcome but not its detail. Of one thing I am sure, however confident our new leadership may appear to us, there will be things they must…
Today’s thought for the day is brought to us by Rev Saul Tadzaushe Our world, yes, our world needs revival now! Our World today is a fascinating world yet a paradoxical situation. On one side of the coin, we seem to be in a post Christian era, churches closed, buildings sold numbers declining. It appears…
I recall a work colleague telling me that driving home after a holiday, he came across a long line of traffic following an accident. He stopped in plenty of time, but unfortunately, the vehicles behind did not. His car was shunted into the cars in front of him, but because the car he was driving…
When I was at school one of my friends lived on a farm in the middle of Dartmoor. I often used to go and spend the weekend at her house. As I lived on the edge of the city, I found the complete darkness at night quite spooky, and waking up to find a cow…
Karen and I spent a delightful morning recently at the Methodist Heritage Centre at Wighton near Wells in North Norfolk, where a small group of volunteers have worked diligently to gather memorabilia from Methodism to display in the old chapel, which has now been repurposed. I spent time looking around and as I did memories…
I remember when I was a child that Monday used to be “wash day.” Laundry was sorted into piles and the wash tub was filled with water. Lifebuoy soap was very popular. The scrubbing board was used to great effect and when everything was washed it then all had to be rinsed and then put…
Exploring the idea of prayer further, I have been reading Rev John Wesley’s sermon on the subject. He says the model prayer Jesus left us, contains all that we can reasonably pray for; there is nothing that we need to ask God for which isn’t mentioned – physical, mental and spiritual needs, past, present and…
Today feels very urgent and important. Those of us who qualify to vote will play our part in a democratic process that has evolved over the years. Even if we choose not to exercise the right to vote we are still doing something democratic. Dartmoor’s ancient settlement of Grimspound dates from the Bronze Age which…